Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 34.9% less likely to be obese

In Pakistan, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 6.2 years less

In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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.

Economy

make 55.4% less money

Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $5,600 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 97.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Pakistan, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

Life

have 25.1% more children

In Pakistan, there are approximately 25.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 71.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Pakistan, approximately 154.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 20.7% less likely to be literate

In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

Basic Needs

be 79.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Pakistan, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% 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 16.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Pakistan, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 92% 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.

Expenditures

spend 2.3 times more on education

Pakistan spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Pakistan spends 2.8% 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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