Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Nigeria, you would:

Health

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

In Nigeria, 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.

live 2.1 years longer

In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 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 37.1% less likely to be obese

In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 56.1% less money

Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 72.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Nigeria, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

Life

be 12.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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 5.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Nigeria, approximately 47.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 25.8% less likely to be literate

In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

Basic Needs

be 67.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Nigeria, approximately 60% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 26% 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 60.0% less likely to have internet access

In Nigeria, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 11.0 times more on education

Nigeria spends 0.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 97.1% more on healthcare

Nigeria spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Burkina Faso: At a glance

Burkina Faso is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 273,800 sq km. Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE came to power in a 1987 military coup and has won every election since then. There have been increasing protests over the belief that the president may try to run for a currently unconstitutional third term in the 2015 presidential elections. Burkina Faso's high population growth and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens.
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