Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burundi instead of China, you would:
Health
be 12.9% less likely to be obese
In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burundi, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2016.
live 8.7 years less
In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 81.7% less likely to be unemployed
In China, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Burundi, that number is 0.9% as of 2022.
make 96.2% less money
China has a GDP per capita of $18,200 as of 2022, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $700 as of 2022.
Life
have 3.4 times more children
In China, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burundi, there are 34.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 21.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 23.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burundi, 494.0 women do as of 2020.
be 22.8% less likely to be literate
In China, the literacy rate is 96.8% as of 2018. In Burundi, it is 74.7% as of 2021.
be 5.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 6.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 89.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In China, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Burundi, 10% of the population do as of 2021.
be 92.1% less likely to have internet access
In China, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burundi, about 5.8% do as of 2021.
be 14.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In China, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 82% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 38.9% more on education
China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burundi spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 16.1% more on healthcare
China spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Burundi: At a glance
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