Quality of life comparison

be 88.2% less likely to be obese

In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 11.8 years less

In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 45.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Samoa, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

make 58.3% less money

Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 97.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Samoa, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

have 69.7% more children

In Samoa, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Samoa, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 53.6% less likely to be literate

In Samoa, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, on the other hand, 49.4 children do as of 2022.

be 80.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Samoa, approximately 98% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 71.8% less likely to have internet access

In Samoa, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

be 20.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Samoa, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 14.6% more on education

Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 26.4% more on healthcare

Samoa spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.