Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Burundi instead of Laos, you would:

Health

live 0.7 years less

In Laos, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 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 21.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Laos, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burundi, that number is 0.9% as of 2023.

make 89.3% less money

Laos has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2023, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $900 as of 2023.

be 3.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Laos, 18.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Burundi, however, that number is 64.6% as of 2014.

Life

have 74.7% more children

In Laos, there are approximately 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burundi, there are 34.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Laos, approximately 126.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burundi, 494.0 women do as of 2020.

be 14.2% less likely to be literate

In Laos, the literacy rate is 87.1% as of 2021. In Burundi, it is 74.7% as of 2021.

Basic Needs

be 89.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Laos, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 93% 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 90.6% less likely to have internet access

In Laos, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burundi, about 5.8% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.2 times more on education

Laos spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burundi spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Laos spends 2.7% 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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