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

Health

be 50.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Angola, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Burundi, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2024.

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be 59.2% less likely to be obese

In Angola, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Burundi, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2024.

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have 10.8% more access to essential health services

Angola scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Burundi scores 41 as of 2021.

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live 1.0 years less

In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Burundi, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 59.7% less spent on your healthcare

Angola spends $248 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Burundi spends $100 as of 2023.

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have 68.0% fewer doctors per person

Angola has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Burundi has 0.8 as of 2022.

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Economy

be 93.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Angola, 14.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Burundi, that number is 0.9% as of 2025.

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be 57.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Burundi, however, that number is 51.0% as of 2020.

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make 92.5% less money

Angola has a GDP per capita of $3,129 as of 2025, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $234 as of 2025.

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Life

be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Angola, approximately 183.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Burundi, 392.0 women do as of 2023.

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have 10.6% fewer children

In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burundi, there are 33.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 77.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Angola, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Burundi, that number is 12% of people on average (65% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 78.9% less likely to have internet access

In Angola, approximately 40.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Burundi, about 8.6% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 79.3% more on education

Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Burundi spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2025.

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spend 3.6 times more on healthcare

Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Burundi, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 18.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Angola, road accidents kill 15.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Burundi, they kill 12.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 37.8% more likely to be murdered

Angola has a homicide rate of 4.1 per 100,000 people as of 2016. In Burundi, that number is 5.7 per 100,000 as of 2016.

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Infrastructure

find 94.4% less home broadband

Angola has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Burundi has 0.0 as of 2023.

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live with 5.4 times more strain on fresh water

Angola withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Burundi withdraws 10% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 90.5% less CO2

Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Burundi emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 18.3% more likely to die from air pollution

In Angola, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Burundi, it causes 71.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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