Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 11.7 years longer

In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 34.9% less likely to be obese

In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burundi, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 95.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Somalia, 19.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burundi, that number is 0.9% as of 2023.

make 40.0% less money

Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $900 as of 2023.

be 18.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Somalia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Burundi, however, that number is 64.6% as of 2014.

Life

be 20.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Somalia, approximately 621.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burundi, 494.0 women do as of 2020.

be 56.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 78.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Somalia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 31% 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 60.0% less likely to have internet access

In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burundi, about 5.8% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 16.7 times more on education

Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. 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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