If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

Health

be 36.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Antigua and Barbuda, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.

be 70.4% less likely to be obese

In Antigua and Barbuda, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 14.4 years less

In Antigua and Barbuda, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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 53.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.1% as of 2022.

make 90.1% less money

Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $22,300 as of 2022, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2022.

Life

have 2.1 times more children

In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 53.5% less likely to be literate

In Antigua and Barbuda, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Antigua and Barbuda, 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 81.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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 77.1% less likely to have internet access

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

be 18.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 78% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 44.7% more on education

Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 19.6% more on healthcare

Antigua and Barbuda spends 5.6% 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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