Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 36.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
be 78.8% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
live 9.0 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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
be 40.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.
make 86.3% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 8.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 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 Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.
be 58.4% less likely to be literate
In Suriname, the literacy rate is 94.4% as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.
be 63.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Suriname, approximately 30.2 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 77.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Suriname, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 94% 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 68.6% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
be 20.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Suriname, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% 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.
Expenditures
spend 19.4% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 43.3% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% 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
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