Quality of life comparison

be 82.3% less likely to be obese

In United Arab Emirates, 31.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 16.1 years less

In United Arab Emirates, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 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 96.7% less money

United Arab Emirates has a GDP per capita of $75,600 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 95.2% more likely to be unemployed

In United Arab Emirates, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In United Arab Emirates, 19.5% live below the poverty line as of 2003. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

have 3.0 times more children

In United Arab Emirates, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 29.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 53.1% less likely to be literate

In United Arab Emirates, the literacy rate is 98.1% as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 9.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 5.1 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 United Arab Emirates, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, 20% of the population do as of 2022.

be 78.0% less likely to have internet access

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 100.0% 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 United Arab Emirates, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 78% of people do as of 2020.

spend 41.0% more on education

United Arab Emirates spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 21.8% more on healthcare

United Arab Emirates spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.