Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 5.6 years longer

In Burundi, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Yemen, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 68.7% more spent on your healthcare

Burundi spends $100 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Yemen spends $169 as of 2023.

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have 25.6% more doctors per person

Burundi has 0.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Yemen has 1.0 as of 2023.

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be 45.0% less likely to die by suicide

Burundi has a suicide rate of 7.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Yemen, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 2.6 times more likely to be obese

In Burundi, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Yemen, that number is 13.3% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 18.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Burundi, 0.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Yemen, that number is 17.3% as of 2025.

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Life

be 69.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Burundi, approximately 392.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Yemen, 118.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 10.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Burundi, approximately 30.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Yemen, on the other hand, 33.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 7.2 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Burundi, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (65% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Yemen, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Burundi, approximately 8.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Yemen, about 17.7% do as of 2022.

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be 13.8% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Burundi, approximately 66% of people have access to drinking water (91% in urban areas, and 61% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Yemen, that number is 75% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Safety

be 11.5% more likely to be murdered

Burundi has a homicide rate of 5.7 per 100,000 people as of 2016. In Yemen, that number is 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2013.

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be 2.4 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Burundi, road accidents kill 12.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Yemen, they kill 29.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 63.5 times more home broadband

Burundi has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Yemen has 1.3 as of 2022.

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live with 16.7 times more strain on fresh water

Burundi withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Yemen withdraws 170% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 53.5% more likely to die from air pollution

In Burundi, air pollution causes 71.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Yemen, it causes 109.0 as of 2019.

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emit 3.7 times more CO2

Burundi emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Yemen emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2013–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Yemen: At a glance

Yemen is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 527,968 sq km. North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British, who had set up a protectorate area around the southern port of Aden in the 19th century, withdrew in 1967 from what became South Yemen. Three years later, the southern government adopted a Marxist orientation. The massive exodus of hundreds of thousands of Yemenis from the south to the north contributed to two decades of hostility between the states. The two countries were formally unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990. A southern secessionist movement and brief civil war in 1994 was quickly subdued. In 2000, Saudi Arabia and Yemen agreed to a delimitation of their border. Fighting in the northwest between the government and the Huthis, a Zaydi Shia minority, began in 2004 and has since resulted in six rounds of fighting - the last ended in early 2010 with a cease-fire that continues to hold. The southern secessionist movement was revitalized in 2008 when a popular socioeconomic protest movement initiated the prior year took on political goals including secession. Public rallies in Sana'a against then President SALIH - inspired by similar demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt - slowly built momentum starting in late January 2011 fueled by complaints over high unemployment, poor economic conditions, and corruption. By the following month, some protests had resulted in violence, and the demonstrations had spread to other major cities. By March the opposition had hardened its demands and was unifying behind calls for SALIH's immediate ouster, and prominent military and tribal leaders began defecting from SALIH's camp. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in late April 2011, in an attempt to mediate the crisis in Yemen, proposed an agreement in which the president would step down in exchange for immunity from prosecution. SALIH's refusal to sign an agreement led to heavy street fighting and his injury in an explosion in June 2011. The UN Security Council passed Resolution 2014 in October 2011 calling on both sides to end the violence and complete a power transfer deal. In late November 2011, SALIH signed the GCC-brokered agreement to step down and to transfer some of his powers to Vice President Abd Rabuh Mansur HADI. Following elections in February 2012, won by HADI, SALIH formally transferred his powers. In accordance with the GCC initiative, Yemen launched a National Dialogue in March 2013 to discuss key constitutional, political, and social issues. HADI concluded the National Dialogue in January 2014. Subsequent steps in the transition process include constitutional drafting, a constitutional referendum, and national elections.
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