Quality of life comparison

be 79.9% less likely to be obese

In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 10.8 years less

In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 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.

be 49.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.

make 24.1% less money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

be 54.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 50.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.

have 47.8% more children

In Syria, 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 10.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Syria, approximately 31.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.

be 54.5% less likely to be literate

In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.

be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Syria, approximately 15.9 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 76.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Syria, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 84% 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 38.9% less likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.

be 21.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Syria, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 13.7% more on education

Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.