Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Burundi instead of Cook Islands, you would:

Health

be 92.8% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Burundi, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2024.

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live 13.3 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Burundi, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.

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have 94.2% fewer doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Burundi has 0.8 as of 2022.

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have 10.9% less access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Burundi scores 41 as of 2021.

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Life

have 2.7 times more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 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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be 91.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Cook Islands, approximately 15.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Burundi, on the other hand, 30.5 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 86.7% less likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burundi, about 8.6% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.8 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 30.1% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Burundi, they kill 12.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 99.9% less home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Burundi has 0.0 as of 2023.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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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