Quality of life comparison

be 72.3% less likely to be obese

In Bolivia, 20.2% 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 Bolivia, the average life expectancy is 72 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 74.2% less money

Bolivia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 71.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Bolivia, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

be 18.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bolivia, 36.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

have 81.2% more children

In Bolivia, there are approximately 17.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 64.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Bolivia, approximately 161.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 50.3% less likely to be literate

In Bolivia, the literacy rate is 92.5% as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Bolivia, approximately 22.3 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.

be 80.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Bolivia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 95% 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 66.7% less likely to have internet access

In Bolivia, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

be 16.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Bolivia, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 80% 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 43.9% less on education

Bolivia spends 9.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 15.2% less on healthcare

Bolivia spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.