Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Burundi instead of Burkina Faso, you would:

Health

live 4.0 years longer

In Burkina Faso, the average life expectancy is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Burundi, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 82.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Burkina Faso, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burundi, that number is 0.9% as of 2023.

make 64.0% less money

Burkina Faso has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2023, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $900 as of 2023.

be 49.5% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Burkina Faso, 43.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Burundi, however, that number is 64.6% as of 2014.

Life

be 62.4% more likely to be literate

In Burkina Faso, the literacy rate is 46.0% as of 2021. In Burundi, it is 74.7% as of 2021.

be 23.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Burkina Faso, approximately 49.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Burundi, on the other hand, 37.8 children do as of 2022.

be 87.1% more likely to die during childbirth

In Burkina Faso, approximately 264.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burundi, 494.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 47.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Burkina Faso, approximately 20% of people have electricity access (68% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Burundi, that number is 10% of people on average (63% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 73.6% less likely to have internet access

In Burkina Faso, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burundi, about 5.8% do as of 2021.

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

Burundi: At a glance

Burundi is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 25,680 sq km. Burundi's first democratically elected president was assassinated in October 1993 after only 100 days in office, triggering widespread ethnic violence between Hutu and Tutsi factions. More than 200,000 Burundians perished during the conflict that spanned almost a dozen years. Hundreds of thousands of Burundians were internally displaced or became refugees in neighboring countries. An internationally brokered power-sharing agreement between the Tutsi-dominated government and the Hutu rebels in 2003 paved the way for a transition process that led to an integrated defense force, established a new constitution in 2005, and elected a majority Hutu government in 2005. The government of President Pierre NKURUNZIZA, who was reelected in 2010, continues to face many political and economic challenges.
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