Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
be 77.8% less likely to be obese
In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
live 11.7 years less
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 21.4% less money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 45.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.
Life
have 55.6% more children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, there are 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.
be 55.1% less likely to be literate
In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 87.5% as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 64.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, that number is 22% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 15.4% less likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
be 15.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Vanuatu, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% 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.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on education
Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 61.8% more on healthcare
Vanuatu spends 3.4% 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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