Quality of life comparison

be 61.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.

be 45.6% less likely to be obese

In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 4.2 years less

In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 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 18.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Gambia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

be 19.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gambia, 53.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

make 13.8% less money

Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 42.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gambia, approximately 458.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

have 16.8% more children

In Gambia, there are approximately 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 20.8% less likely to be literate

In Gambia, the literacy rate is 58.1% as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 32.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Gambia, approximately 37.2 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 70.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Gambia, approximately 65% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 31% 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 33.3% less likely to have internet access

In Gambia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

be 12.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Gambia, approximately 90% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 86% 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 96.4% more on education

Gambia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Gambia spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.