Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burundi instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 73.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Burundi, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2024.
be 54.1% less likely to be obese
In Kenya, 11.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Burundi, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2024.
see 63.5% less spent on your healthcare
Kenya spends $274 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Burundi spends $100 as of 2023.
have 73.0% fewer doctors per person
Kenya has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Burundi has 0.8 as of 2022.
have 22.6% less access to essential health services
Kenya scores 53 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Burundi scores 41 as of 2021.
be 67.0% more likely to die by suicide
Kenya has a suicide rate of 4.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Burundi, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 83.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Burundi, that number is 0.9% as of 2025.
be 28.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 39.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Burundi, however, that number is 51.0% as of 2020.
make 90.1% less money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $2,363 as of 2025, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $234 as of 2025.
Life
be 10.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 34.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Burundi, on the other hand, 30.5 children do as of 2024.
have 23.1% more children
In Kenya, there are approximately 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burundi, there are 33.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 149.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Burundi, 392.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 84.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 68% 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.
be 75.4% less likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Burundi, about 8.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 11.9% more on education
Kenya spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Burundi spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2025.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Burundi, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 56.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kenya, road accidents kill 28.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Burundi, they kill 12.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 69.3% less strain on fresh water
Kenya withdraws 33% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Burundi withdraws 10% as of 2022.
find 99.3% less home broadband
Kenya has 3.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Burundi has 0.0 as of 2023.
Environment
emit 81.6% less CO2
Kenya emits 0.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Burundi emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Kenya, air pollution causes 33.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Burundi, it causes 71.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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