Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burundi instead of China, you would:
Health
be 12.9% less likely to be obese
In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burundi, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2016.
live 8.7 years less
In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 78.3% less likely to be unemployed
In China, 4.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Burundi, that number is 1.0% as of 2024.
make 96.6% less money
China has a GDP per capita of $23,800 as of 2024, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2024.
Life
have 4.9 times more children
In China, there are approximately 7.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Burundi, there are 35.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
be 24.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Burundi, 392.0 women do as of 2023.
be 22.8% less likely to be literate
In China, the literacy rate is 96.7% as of 2020. In Burundi, it is 74.7% as of 2021.
be 5.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 6.8 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 89.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In China, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Burundi, 10% of the population do as of 2022.
be 85.9% less likely to have internet access
In China, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Burundi, about 11.0% do as of 2023.
be 36.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In China, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Burundi, that number is 62% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 38.9% more on education
China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burundi spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 16.1% more on healthcare
China spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Burundi: At a glance
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