Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 18.1 years longer

In Burkina Faso, the average life expectancy is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.7 times more likely to be obese

In Burkina Faso, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 16.7 times more money

Burkina Faso has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 62.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Burkina Faso, 43.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.

be 22.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Burkina Faso, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

Life

be 95.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Burkina Faso, approximately 264.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.1 times more likely to be literate

In Burkina Faso, the literacy rate is 46.0% as of 2021. In Portugal, it is 95.9% as of 2021.

be 94.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Burkina Faso, approximately 49.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 74.6% fewer children

In Burkina Faso, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 5.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Burkina Faso, approximately 20% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Portugal, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 3.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Burkina Faso, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

be 27.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Burkina Faso, approximately 78% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 58.2% more on healthcare

Burkina Faso spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.

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

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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