Quality of life comparison

be 72.8% less likely to be obese

In Mongolia, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 7.9 years less

In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 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 13.7% less likely to be unemployed

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

make 84.7% less money

Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $16,300 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 55.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Mongolia, 27.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

have 2.1 times more children

In Mongolia, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Mongolia, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 53.6% less likely to be literate

In Mongolia, the literacy rate is 99.2% as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Mongolia, approximately 20.2 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 Mongolia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 73% 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 73.8% less likely to have internet access

In Mongolia, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

be 10.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mongolia, approximately 88% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 64% 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 17.0% more on education

Mongolia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 36.7% more on healthcare

Mongolia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.