Quality of life comparison

be 77.8% less likely to be obese

In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.

live 11.7 years less

In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 16.7% less money

Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $3,000 as of 2023, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Vanuatu, 15.9% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 43.2% as of 2021.

have 53.4% more children

In Vanuatu, there are approximately 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Vanuatu, approximately 94.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, 264.0 women do as of 2020.

be 48.4% less likely to be literate

In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, it is 46.0% as of 2021.

be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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.

be 72.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Vanuatu, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 61% 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 Vanuatu, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 22.0% do as of 2021.

be 15.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Vanuatu, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% 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 2.4 times more on education

Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 67.5% more on healthcare

Vanuatu spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.