Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 80.6% less likely to be obese

In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burundi, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2016.

live 6.9 years less

In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 93.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 13.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Burundi, that number is 0.9% as of 2022.

be 21.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Burundi, however, that number is 64.6% as of 2014.

make 75.9% less money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $700 as of 2022.

Life

have 59.4% more children

In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burundi, there are 34.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 16.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burundi, 494.0 women do as of 2020.

be 13.5% less likely to be literate

In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Burundi, it is 74.7% as of 2021.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Syria, approximately 15.9 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 88.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Syria, approximately 89% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Burundi, that number is 10% of people on average (63% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 87.6% less likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Burundi, about 5.8% do as of 2021.

be 18.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Syria, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.

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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