Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 76.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 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 62.7% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
live 6.3 years less
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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.
Economy
be 74.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.
make 87.4% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $19,800 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.
be 29.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.
Life
have 24.1% more children
In Gabon, there are approximately 25.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 16.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 227.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.
be 46.2% less likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.
be 73.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 79.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gabon, approximately 94% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 27% 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 69.4% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.
be 15.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Gabon, approximately 93% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 55% 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.
Expenditures
spend 71.9% more on education
Gabon 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 97.1% more on healthcare
Gabon spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Burkina Faso: At a glance
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