Quality of life comparison

be 75.3% less likely to be obese

In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 14.2 years less

In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 21.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Panama, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

make 93.0% less money

Panama has a GDP per capita of $35,800 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 2.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Panama, 21.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

have 83.3% more children

In Panama, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Panama, approximately 50.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 51.9% less likely to be literate

In Panama, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Panama, approximately 16.4 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 79.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Panama, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 86% 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 Panama, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

be 18.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Panama, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 88% 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 30.9% less on healthcare

Panama spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 41.0% more on education

Panama spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.