Quality of life comparison

be 66.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 1.0% of people as of 2020.

live 3.7 years longer

In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 43.2% less likely to be obese

In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burundi, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2016.

be 70.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burundi, that number is 0.9% as of 2023.

make 62.5% less money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $2,400 as of 2023, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $900 as of 2023.

be 35.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea-Bissau, 47.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Burundi, however, that number is 64.6% as of 2014.

be 31.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 725.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burundi, 494.0 women do as of 2020.

be 41.2% more likely to be literate

In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 52.9% as of 2021. In Burundi, it is 74.7% as of 2021.

be 22.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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 11.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 59% 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.

be 72.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 37% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 16% 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 83.4% less likely to have internet access

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burundi, about 5.8% do as of 2021.

spend 22.6% less on healthcare

Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 85.2% more on education

Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burundi spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.