Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 97.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
live 3.8 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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.
be 66.1% less likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 29.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.
make 73.8% less money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 26.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.
have 43.8% more children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 23.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, there are 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 55.5% less likely to be literate
In Swaziland, the literacy rate is 88.4% as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.
be 24.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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 75.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 87% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, that number is 22% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 53.2% less likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 47.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 19.1% less on healthcare
Swaziland spends 6.8% 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
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