Quality of life comparison

live 22.9 years longer

In Burkina Faso, the average life expectancy is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

make 51.0 times more money

Burkina Faso has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 34.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Burkina Faso, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

be 97.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Burkina Faso, approximately 264.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 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 Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 96.9% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 72.4% fewer children

In Burkina Faso, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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 Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 4.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Burkina Faso, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

be 27.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Burkina Faso, approximately 78% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 49.1% less on education

Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.