Quality of life comparison

be 69.9% less likely to be obese

In Turkmenistan, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 8.4 years less

In Turkmenistan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 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.

make 83.0% less money

Turkmenistan has a GDP per capita of $14,700 as of 2022, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 28.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Turkmenistan, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

be 216.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Turkmenistan, 0.2% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

have 89.9% more children

In Turkmenistan, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 52.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Turkmenistan, approximately 5.0 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 Turkmenistan, the literacy rate is 99.7% as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 31.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Turkmenistan, approximately 37.6 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 Turkmenistan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, 20% of the population do as of 2022.

be 13.0% less likely to have internet access

In Turkmenistan, approximately 25.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

be 21.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Turkmenistan, 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 77.4% more on education

Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 17.5% more on healthcare

Turkmenistan spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.