Quality of life comparison

be 69.9% less likely to be obese

In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 12.5 years less

In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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.

make 90.7% less money

Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,700 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

be 15.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.

be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.

have 3.1 times more children

In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, there are 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 4.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 67.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.

be 60.3% less likely to be literate

In Trinidad and Tobago, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.

be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 15.8 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 78.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 22% of the population do as of 2019.

be 71.4% less likely to have internet access

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.

be 21.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 78% of people do as of 2020.

spend 21.4% less on healthcare

Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 61.1% more on education

Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.