Quality of life comparison

be 76.5% less likely to be obese

In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 19.1 years less

In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 56.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Spain, 12.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

make 94.6% less money

Spain has a GDP per capita of $46,400 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Spain, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

have 4.5 times more children

In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 88.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Spain, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 53.3% less likely to be literate

In Spain, the literacy rate is 98.6% as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 20.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Spain, approximately 2.5 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.

be 80.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Spain, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, 20% of the population do as of 2022.

be 76.6% less likely to have internet access

In Spain, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

be 21.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Spain, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 37.4% less on healthcare

Spain spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 19.6% more on education

Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.