Quality of life comparison

be 36.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.

be 78.8% less likely to be obese

In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 9.0 years less

In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 31.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Suriname, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

be 38.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

make 86.8% less money

Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

have 2.1 times more children

In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 51.6% less likely to be literate

In Suriname, the literacy rate is 95.0% as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 63.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Suriname, approximately 30.2 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 80.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Suriname, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 66.7% less likely to have internet access

In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

be 20.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Suriname, approximately 99% 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 10.0% more on education

Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.