Quality of life comparison

live 14.1 years less

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.

be 16.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

make 80.8% less money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

have 2.2 times more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 9.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 50.2% less likely to be literate

In Sri Lanka, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 6.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 Sri Lanka, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 95% 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 67.2% less likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

be 15.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sri Lanka, approximately 93% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 91% 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 2.9 times more on education

Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 63.4% more on healthcare

Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.