If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Angola, you would:

Health

be 61.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.

live 1.3 years longer

In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 31.7% less likely to be obese

In Angola, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 63.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Angola, 14.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

make 65.3% less money

Angola has a GDP per capita of $7,200 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 33.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

Life

be 16.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Angola, approximately 58.9 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 18.9% more likely to die during childbirth

In Angola, approximately 222.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 35.3% less likely to be literate

In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

have 22.4% fewer children

In Angola, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 18.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 36% 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.

be 59.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Angola, approximately 48% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, that number is 20% of people on average (68% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 33.3% less likely to have internet access

In Angola, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.3 times more on education

Angola spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.3 times more on healthcare

Angola spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Burkina Faso: At a glance

Burkina Faso is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 273,800 sq km. Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE came to power in a 1987 military coup and has won every election since then. There have been increasing protests over the belief that the president may try to run for a currently unconstitutional third term in the 2015 presidential elections. Burkina Faso's high population growth and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens.
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