Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Burundi instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

Health

be 52.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 1.0% of people as of 2020.

live 5.2 years longer

In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 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.

be 47.6% less likely to be obese

In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burundi, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 61.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burundi, that number is 0.9% as of 2023.

make 87.1% less money

Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $7,000 as of 2023, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $900 as of 2023.

be 72.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Cote d'Ivoire, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Burundi, however, that number is 64.6% as of 2014.

Life

be 32.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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.

have 25.8% more children

In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 27.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burundi, there are 34.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 16.9% less likely to be literate

In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 89.9% as of 2019. In Burundi, it is 74.7% as of 2021.

Basic Needs

be 85.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 45% 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 87.1% less likely to have internet access

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burundi, about 5.8% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 47.1% more on education

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burundi spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 97.0% more on healthcare

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% 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

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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