Quality of life comparison

be 73.1% less likely to be obese

In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 18.1 years less

In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 18.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

make 94.0% less money

Portugal has a GDP per capita of $41,700 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

have 3.9 times more children

In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 22.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Portugal, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 52.0% less likely to be literate

In Portugal, the literacy rate is 95.9% as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 19.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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 Portugal, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, 20% of the population do as of 2022.

be 73.2% less likely to have internet access

In Portugal, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

be 21.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Portugal, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 36.8% less on healthcare

Portugal spends 10.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 10.0% more on education

Portugal spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.