Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Tuvalu, you would:
Health
be 88.2% less likely to be obese
In Tuvalu, 65.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2024.
live 6.0 years less
In Tuvalu, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, that number is 61 years (59 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024.
see 86.6% less spent on your healthcare
Tuvalu spends $1,671 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Burkina Faso spends $224 as of 2023.
have 89.0% fewer doctors per person
Tuvalu has 13.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Burkina Faso has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 23.1% less access to essential health services
Tuvalu scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Burkina Faso scores 40 as of 2021.
Economy
make 81.0% less money
Tuvalu has a GDP per capita of $6,041 as of 2025, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $1,148 as of 2025.
Life
have 42.6% more children
In Tuvalu, there are approximately 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 42.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Tuvalu, approximately 170.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, 242.0 women do as of 2023.
be 58.4% less likely to be literate
In Tuvalu, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, it is 41.6% as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Tuvalu, approximately 16.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, on the other hand, 43.6 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 78.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tuvalu, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 22% of people on average (63% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 65.2% less likely to have internet access
In Tuvalu, approximately 81.2% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, about 28.2% do as of 2024.
be 49.4% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Tuvalu, approximately 99% of people have access to drinking water (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, that number is 50% of people on average (81% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 58.5% less on education
Tuvalu spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Burkina Faso spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 71.2% less on healthcare
Tuvalu spends 27.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 55.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Tuvalu, road accidents kill 17.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, they kill 27.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 81.2% less home broadband
Tuvalu has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Burkina Faso has 0.8 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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