Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burundi instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Burkina Faso, the average life expectancy is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 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 68.2% less money
Burkina Faso has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $700 as of 2020.
be 56.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Burkina Faso, 41.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Burundi, however, that number is 64.6% as of 2014.
Life
be 74.0% more likely to be literate
In Burkina Faso, the literacy rate is 39.3% as of 2018. In Burundi, it is 68.4% as of 2017.
be 23.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Burkina Faso, approximately 49.4 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.
be 71.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Burkina Faso, approximately 320.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burundi, 548.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 50.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Burkina Faso, approximately 22% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Burundi, that number is 11% of people on average (66% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 59.1% less likely to have internet access
In Burkina Faso, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burundi, about 9.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 12.1% less on education
Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burundi spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 45.5% more on healthcare
Burkina Faso spends 5.5% 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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