Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 38.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Burkina Faso, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 26.8% of people as of 2020.

live 3.8 years less

In Burkina Faso, the average life expectancy is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Swaziland, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.9 times more likely to be obese

In Burkina Faso, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Swaziland, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 4.2 times more money

Burkina Faso has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2023, while in Swaziland, the GDP per capita is $10,600 as of 2023.

be 7.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Burkina Faso, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Swaziland, that number is 37.6% as of 2023.

be 36.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Burkina Faso, 43.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Swaziland, however, that number is 58.9% as of 2016.

Life

be 92.2% more likely to be literate

In Burkina Faso, the literacy rate is 46.0% as of 2021. In Swaziland, it is 88.4% as of 2018.

be 19.8% 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 Swaziland, on the other hand, 39.6 children do as of 2022.

be 65.5% more likely to die during childbirth

In Burkina Faso, approximately 264.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Swaziland, 437.0 women do as of 2017.

have 30.1% fewer children

In Burkina Faso, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Swaziland, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 4.2 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Burkina Faso, approximately 20% of people have electricity access (68% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Swaziland, that number is 82% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Burkina Faso, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Swaziland, about 59.0% do as of 2021.

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

Swaziland: At a glance

Swaziland is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 17,204 sq km. Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured King MSWATI III, Africa's last absolute monarch, to grudgingly allow political reform and greater democracy, although he has backslid on these promises in recent years. A constitution came into effect in 2006, but the legal status of political parties remains unclear. The African United Democratic Party tried unsuccessfully to register as an official political party in mid 2006. Talks over the constitution broke down between the government and progressive groups in 2007. Swaziland recently surpassed Botswana as the country with the world's highest known HIV/AIDS prevalence rate.
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