Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Zambia, you would:
Health
be 93.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zambia, 11.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
be 30.9% less likely to be obese
In Zambia, 8.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
live 2.8 years less
In Zambia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 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
be 23.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Zambia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.
make 33.3% less money
Zambia has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 5.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Zambia, 15.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 50.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Zambia, approximately 213.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.
be 54.7% less likely to be literate
In Zambia, the literacy rate is 86.7% as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.
be 33.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Zambia, approximately 37.1 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 10.0% more likely to have internet access
In Zambia, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
be 40.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Zambia, approximately 37% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 6% 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 28.9% more on education
Zambia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of total GDP on education 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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