Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maryland instead of Burundi, you would:
Health
be 6.4 times more likely to be obese
In Burundi, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Maryland, that number is 33.4% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 82.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Burundi, 51.0% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Maryland, however, that number is 9.0% as of 2023.
make 295.6 times more money
Burundi has a GDP per capita of $234 as of 2025, while in Maryland, the GDP per capita is $69,127 as of 2024.
be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Burundi, 0.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Maryland, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 10.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Burundi, approximately 8.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Maryland, about 91.6% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
