Quality of life comparison

be 50.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.

be 77.3% less likely to be obese

In Jamaica, 24.7% 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 Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 75.7% less money

Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 19.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Jamaica, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Jamaica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

have 2.0 times more children

In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Jamaica, approximately 99.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 48.1% less likely to be literate

In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 4.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 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 80.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Jamaica, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 73.2% less likely to have internet access

In Jamaica, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

be 18.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Jamaica, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access (98% 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.