Quality of life comparison

be 76.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cameroon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.

be 50.9% less likely to be obese

In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

make 47.9% less money

Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 44.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Cameroon, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

be 15.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Cameroon, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

be 39.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cameroon, approximately 438.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 40.3% less likely to be literate

In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 77.1% as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 72.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Cameroon, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (95% 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 52.2% less likely to have internet access

In Cameroon, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

spend 71.9% more on education

Cameroon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 76.3% more on healthcare

Cameroon spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.