Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

Health

be 75.1% less likely to be obese

In Solomon Islands, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 13.3 years less

In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 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.

Economy

make 12.0% less money

Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

be 3.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.

Life

have 47.8% more children

In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, there are 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Solomon Islands, approximately 104.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Solomon Islands, approximately 20.0 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.

Basic Needs

be 83.3% more likely to have internet access

In Solomon Islands, approximately 12.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.

be 67.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Solomon Islands, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 64% 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.

Expenditures

spend 42.6% less on education

Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 14.6% more on healthcare

Solomon Islands spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Burkina Faso: At a glance

Burkina Faso is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 273,800 sq km. Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE came to power in a 1987 military coup and has won every election since then. There have been increasing protests over the belief that the president may try to run for a currently unconstitutional third term in the 2015 presidential elections. Burkina Faso's high population growth and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens.
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