Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
be 94.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zimbabwe, 11.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
be 63.9% less likely to be obese
In Zimbabwe, 15.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 18.5% less money
Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2020, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 6.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Zimbabwe, 11.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 30.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Zimbabwe, approximately 458.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.
be 54.6% less likely to be literate
In Zimbabwe, the literacy rate is 86.5% as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.
be 73.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Zimbabwe, approximately 28.5 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 58.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Zimbabwe, approximately 53% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 36% 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.
be 24.1% less likely to have internet access
In Zimbabwe, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% less on healthcare
Zimbabwe spends 7.7% 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
Zimbabwe spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. 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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