Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burundi instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
be 38.6% less likely to be obese
In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burundi, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2016.
live 2.5 years less
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 68.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burundi, that number is 0.9% as of 2023.
make 79.5% less money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $4,400 as of 2023, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $900 as of 2023.
be 38.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Senegal, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Burundi, however, that number is 64.6% as of 2014.
Life
be 32.7% more likely to be literate
In Senegal, the literacy rate is 56.3% as of 2021. In Burundi, it is 74.7% as of 2021.
have 14.6% more children
In Senegal, there are approximately 30.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burundi, there are 34.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 89.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Senegal, approximately 261.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burundi, 494.0 women do as of 2020.
be 16.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 32.4 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 84.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 68% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 43% 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 90.0% less likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burundi, about 5.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% more on healthcare
Senegal spends 5.2% 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
How big is Burundi compared to Senegal? See an in-depth size comparison.