Quality of life comparison

be 72.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Rwanda, 2.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.

live 2.4 years less

In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 64.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Rwanda, 14.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

make 16.7% less money

Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $3,000 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 13.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Rwanda, 38.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

have 20.7% more children

In Rwanda, there are approximately 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 39.4% less likely to be literate

In Rwanda, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 87.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Rwanda, approximately 26.4 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 61.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Rwanda, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 38% 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 26.7% less likely to have internet access

In Rwanda, approximately 30.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

spend 44.7% more on education

Rwanda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.