Quality of life comparison

be 12.5% less likely to be obese

In Philippines, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 6.7 years less

In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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.

make 74.2% less money

Philippines has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Philippines, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Philippines, 18.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

have 44.3% more children

In Philippines, there are approximately 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Philippines, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 52.2% less likely to be literate

In Philippines, the literacy rate is 96.3% as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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 79.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Philippines, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 96% 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 58.5% less likely to have internet access

In Philippines, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

be 19.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Philippines, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 95% 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 48.6% more on education

Philippines spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 31.4% more on healthcare

Philippines spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.