Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burundi instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
be 44.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 1.0% of people as of 2020.
be 47.6% less likely to be obese
In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burundi, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 68.2% less money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $700 as of 2020.
be 32.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Gambia, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Burundi, however, that number is 64.6% as of 2014.
Life
be 34.6% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 50.8% as of 2015. In Burundi, it is 68.4% as of 2017.
have 22.2% more children
In Gambia, there are approximately 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burundi, there are 35.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 77.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 16% 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 75.7% less likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burundi, about 9.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 75.9% more on education
Gambia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burundi spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Gambia spends 3.8% 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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