Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Grenada, you would:
Health
be 73.7% less likely to be obese
In Grenada, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
live 12.3 years less
In Grenada, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 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.
Economy
be 78.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Grenada, 24.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.
make 84.3% less money
Grenada has a GDP per capita of $15,900 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.
be 72.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Grenada, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Grenada, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 12.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Grenada, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.
be 53.3% less likely to be literate
In Grenada, the literacy rate is 98.6% as of 2014. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Grenada, approximately 9.4 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 79.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Grenada, approximately 94% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 96% 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 71.8% less likely to have internet access
In Grenada, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.
be 18.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Grenada, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 78% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 52.8% more on education
Grenada spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 15.5% more on healthcare
Grenada spends 5.8% 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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