Quality of life comparison

be 58.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.

be 48.1% less likely to be obese

In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 11.4 years less

In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 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.

be 12.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Mauritius, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

make 90.6% less money

Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $26,600 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 4.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

have 3.3 times more children

In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Mauritius, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 50.1% less likely to be literate

In Mauritius, the literacy rate is 92.2% as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Mauritius, approximately 12.1 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 80.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Mauritius, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 100% 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 67.6% less likely to have internet access

In Mauritius, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

be 21.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mauritius, 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 12.2% more on education

Mauritius spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.