Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 85.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
be 33.3% less likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
live 6.8 years less
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 15.4% less money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 7.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 10.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.
be 56.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.
Life
be 38.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 524.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.
be 49.6% less likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 77.9% as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.
be 35.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, on the other hand, 49.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 45.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 40% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 23% 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.
Expenditures
spend 87.1% more on education
Tanzania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 44.7% more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.8% 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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