Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
be 69.9% less likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
live 12.5 years less
In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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
make 90.6% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2022, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2022.
be 33.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.1% as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.
Life
have 3.0 times more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 9.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.
be 53.5% less likely to be literate
In Trinidad and Tobago, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 15.8 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 81.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, 19% of the population do as of 2021.
be 72.2% less likely to have internet access
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.
be 21.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 78% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 34.1% more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. 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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