Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Christmas Island, you would:
Basic Needs
be 72.0% less likely to have internet access
In Christmas Island, approximately 78.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Burkina Faso: At a glance
Burkina Faso is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 273,800 sq km. Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE came to power in a 1987 military coup and has won every election since then. There have been increasing protests over the belief that the president may try to run for a currently unconstitutional third term in the 2015 presidential elections. Burkina Faso's high population growth and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens.
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