Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Burundi instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

live 10.1 years less

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 85.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burundi, that number is 0.9% as of 2023.

make 93.1% less money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2023, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $900 as of 2023.

be 4.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Burundi, however, that number is 64.6% as of 2014.

Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burundi, there are 34.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 17.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burundi, 494.0 women do as of 2020.

be 19.1% less likely to be literate

In Sri Lanka, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2019. In Burundi, it is 74.7% as of 2021.

be 4.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 89.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Sri Lanka, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 95% 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 91.3% less likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burundi, about 5.8% do as of 2021.

be 12.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sri Lanka, approximately 93% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 91% 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.

Expenditures

spend 2.6 times more on education

Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burundi spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 58.5% more on healthcare

Sri Lanka spends 4.1% 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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