Quality of life comparison

be 52.5% less likely to be obese

In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 10.3 years less

In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 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 55.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Cabo Verde, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

make 69.5% less money

Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 22.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Cabo Verde, 35.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

have 78.2% more children

In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Cabo Verde, approximately 42.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 49.3% less likely to be literate

In Cabo Verde, the literacy rate is 90.8% as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 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 79.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Cabo Verde, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 97% 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 68.6% less likely to have internet access

In Cabo Verde, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

be 18.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cabo Verde, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% 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 27.6% less on education

Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 11.7% more on healthcare

Cabo Verde spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.