Quality of life comparison

be 46.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.

be 72.3% less likely to be obese

In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 8.4 years less

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 57.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

make 95.0% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $49,800 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 23.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

have 91.0% more children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 48.2% less likely to be literate

In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.8% as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 79.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Guyana, approximately 93% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 91% 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 74.1% less likely to have internet access

In Guyana, approximately 85.0% 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 Guyana, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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 22.2% more on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 21.8% more on healthcare

Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.