Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burundi instead of Tajikistan, you would:
Health
be 62.0% less likely to be obese
In Tajikistan, 14.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burundi, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2016.
live 1.9 years less
In Tajikistan, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 73 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 86.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Tajikistan, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burundi, that number is 0.9% as of 2023.
make 80.4% less money
Tajikistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $900 as of 2023.
be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tajikistan, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Burundi, however, that number is 64.6% as of 2014.
Life
have 34.1% more children
In Tajikistan, there are approximately 25.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burundi, there are 34.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 29.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tajikistan, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burundi, 494.0 women do as of 2020.
be 25.2% less likely to be literate
In Tajikistan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In Burundi, it is 74.7% as of 2021.
be 17.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Tajikistan, approximately 32.3 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 Tajikistan, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 100% 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 80.9% less likely to have internet access
In Tajikistan, approximately 30.4% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Burundi, about 5.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 15.3% less on education
Tajikistan spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burundi spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 20.7% less on healthcare
Tajikistan spends 8.2% 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
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