Quality of life comparison

be 87.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Uganda, 5.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.

live 5.5 years less

In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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 8.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Uganda, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.

be 93.5% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Uganda, 21.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.

be 48.6% less likely to be literate

In Uganda, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.

be 62.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Uganda, approximately 30.4 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.

have 18.0% fewer children

In Uganda, there are approximately 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, there are 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 10.0% more likely to have internet access

In Uganda, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.

be 24.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Uganda, approximately 29% of people have electricity access (66% in urban areas, and 17% 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.

spend 93.3% more on education

Uganda spends 3.0% 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

Uganda 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.