Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 13.6 years less

In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Burundi, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 83.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Guam, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Burundi, that number is 0.9% as of 2025.

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make 99.4% less money

Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $234 as of 2025.

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Life

have 91.5% more children

In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 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 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Guam, approximately 11.5 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 88.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Guam, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Burundi, that number is 12% of people on average (65% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 89.3% less likely to have internet access

In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burundi, about 8.6% do as of 2024.

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be 33.8% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Guam, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Burundi, 66% of people do as of 2024.

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Safety

be 30.5% more likely to be murdered

Guam has a homicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Burundi, that number is 5.7 per 100,000 as of 2016.

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Infrastructure

find 98.9% less home broadband

Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Burundi has 0.0 as of 2023.

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Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). 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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