Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 60.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Rwanda, 2.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 1.0% of people as of 2020.

live 1.6 years longer

In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 93.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Rwanda, 14.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burundi, that number is 0.9% as of 2023.

make 70.0% less money

Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $3,000 as of 2023, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $900 as of 2023.

be 69.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Rwanda, 38.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Burundi, however, that number is 64.6% as of 2014.

Life

have 30.9% more children

In Rwanda, there are approximately 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burundi, there are 34.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 90.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Rwanda, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burundi, 494.0 women do as of 2020.

be 43.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Rwanda, approximately 26.4 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.

Basic Needs

be 79.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Rwanda, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 38% 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 80.7% less likely to have internet access

In Rwanda, approximately 30.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burundi, about 5.8% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 11.0% less on healthcare

Rwanda spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 31.6% more on education

Rwanda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Burundi spends 5.0% of total GDP on education 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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