Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

Health

be 75.1% less likely to be obese

In Solomon Islands, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 13.3 years less

In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 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 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Solomon Islands, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

be 3.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

Life

have 40.5% more children

In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Solomon Islands, approximately 122.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Solomon Islands, approximately 20.0 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 74.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Solomon Islands, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (79% in urban areas, and 75% 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 38.9% less likely to have internet access

In Solomon Islands, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 57.0% less on education

Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 52.3% more on healthcare

Solomon Islands spends 4.4% 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

Burkina Faso is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 273,800 sq km. Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE came to power in a 1987 military coup and has won every election since then. There have been increasing protests over the belief that the president may try to run for a currently unconstitutional third term in the 2015 presidential elections. Burkina Faso's high population growth and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens.
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