Quality of life comparison

be 77.2% less likely to be obese

In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 11.9 years less

In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 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.

make 77.9% less money

El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 91.7% more likely to be unemployed

In El Salvador, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

be 62.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In El Salvador, 26.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

have 86.5% more children

In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In El Salvador, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 48.4% less likely to be literate

In El Salvador, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 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 80.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In El Salvador, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 94% 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 65.1% less likely to have internet access

In El Salvador, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

be 20.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In El Salvador, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 94% 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 32.3% less on healthcare

El Salvador spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 34.1% more on education

El Salvador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.