Quality of life comparison

be 96.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Botswana, 19.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.

be 70.4% less likely to be obese

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

live 2.2 years less

In Botswana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 77.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Botswana, 23.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

make 85.7% less money

Botswana has a GDP per capita of $17,500 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Botswana, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

have 62.8% more children

In Botswana, there are approximately 19.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 41.9% more likely to die during childbirth

In Botswana, approximately 186.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 48.0% less likely to be literate

In Botswana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 96.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Botswana, approximately 25.2 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 74.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Botswana, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 25% 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 70.3% less likely to have internet access

In Botswana, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

be 21.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Botswana, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 97% 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 36.8% less on education

Botswana spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.