Quality of life comparison

be 71.6% less likely to be obese

In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 15.5 years less

In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, that number is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.

make 82.1% less money

Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Saint Lucia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2003. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.

be 65.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.

have 2.8 times more children

In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, there are 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Lucia, approximately 117.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.

be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Lucia, approximately 12.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, on the other hand, 49.4 children do as of 2022.

be 77.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Saint Lucia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, that number is 22% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 58.5% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Lucia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.

be 20.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Saint Lucia, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 78% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 61.1% more on education

Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 27.9% more on healthcare

Saint Lucia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.