Quality of life comparison

be 89.4% less likely to be obese

In Marshall Islands, 52.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 11.2 years less

In Marshall Islands, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 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 85.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Marshall Islands, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2006. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.1% as of 2022.

make 63.3% less money

Marshall Islands has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2022, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2022.

be 5.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Marshall Islands, 7.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.

have 50.5% more children

In Marshall Islands, there are approximately 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 53.2% less likely to be literate

In Marshall Islands, the literacy rate is 98.3% as of 2011. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Marshall Islands, approximately 21.7 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 81.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Marshall Islands, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, that number is 19% of people on average (68% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 43.2% less likely to have internet access

In Marshall Islands, approximately 38.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

be 21.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Marshall Islands, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 59.6% less on education

Marshall Islands spends 13.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 48.5% less on healthcare

Marshall Islands spends 13.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.