Quality of life comparison

be 79.7% less likely to be obese

In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 9.1 years less

In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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.

make 88.6% less money

Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $19,300 as of 2022, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2022.

be 73.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Dominican Republic, 23.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.

have 84.4% more children

In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Dominican Republic, approximately 107.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 51.8% less likely to be literate

In Dominican Republic, the literacy rate is 95.5% as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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.

be 80.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Dominican Republic, approximately 98% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, that number is 19% of people on average (68% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 74.1% less likely to have internet access

In Dominican Republic, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

be 19.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Dominican Republic, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 92% 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.

spend 19.6% more on education

Dominican Republic spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 36.7% more on healthcare

Dominican Republic spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.