Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burundi instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
be 78.0% less likely to be obese
In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burundi, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2016.
live 12.2 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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
make 94.3% less money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $700 as of 2020.
Life
have 3.5 times more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burundi, there are 35.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 15.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burundi, 548.0 women do as of 2017.
be 31.5% less likely to be literate
In Cuba, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In Burundi, it is 68.4% as of 2017.
be 9.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 4.1 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 89.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cuba, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Burundi, 11% of the population do as of 2019.
be 87.8% less likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burundi, about 9.0% do as of 2020.
be 17.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cuba, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 97% 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 60.2% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Burundi spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 29.2% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burundi, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Burundi: At a glance
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