Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Tajikistan, you would:
Health
be 60.6% less likely to be obese
In Tajikistan, 14.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
live 5.9 years less
In Tajikistan, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 73 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 27.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Tajikistan, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.1% as of 2022.
make 46.3% less money
Tajikistan has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2022, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2022.
be 84.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tajikistan, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.
Life
have 23.6% more children
In Tajikistan, there are approximately 25.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 15.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tajikistan, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.
be 53.9% less likely to be literate
In Tajikistan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.
be 52.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Tajikistan, approximately 32.3 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 81.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tajikistan, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, that number is 19% of people on average (68% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 27.6% less likely to have internet access
In Tajikistan, approximately 30.4% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 18.3% less on healthcare
Tajikistan spends 8.2% 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
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