Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
Health
be 53.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
be 76.4% less likely to be obese
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
live 13.2 years less
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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
be 71.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.
make 86.0% less money
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are approximately 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 62.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 12.9 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.
Basic Needs
be 80.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, 20% of the population do as of 2022.
be 74.1% less likely to have internet access
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.
be 17.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 78% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 39.6% more on healthcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 4.8% 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
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