Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 7.7 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 32.5% less likely to be obese
In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 66.7% more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.
be 72.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Somalia, 19.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.
be 20.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Somalia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.
Life
be 57.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Somalia, approximately 621.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.
be 42.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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.
have 14.7% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 51.7% more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.
be 60.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 31% 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.
Expenditures
spend 18.3 times more on education
Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education 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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