Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 1.1 years less

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.

Life

have 13.9% more children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Burkina Faso: At a glance

Burkina Faso is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 273,800 sq km. Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE came to power in a 1987 military coup and has won every election since then. There have been increasing protests over the belief that the president may try to run for a currently unconstitutional third term in the 2015 presidential elections. Burkina Faso's high population growth and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens.
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