Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 95.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 1.0% of people as of 2020.

live 7.9 years longer

In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Burundi, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.

be 67.5% less likely to be obese

In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burundi, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 69.6% less money

Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $700 as of 2020.

be 30.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Lesotho, 49.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Burundi, however, that number is 64.6% as of 2014.

Life

be 21.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 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.

have 51.9% more children

In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burundi, there are 35.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 13.9% less likely to be literate

In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 79.4% as of 2015. In Burundi, it is 68.4% as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 69.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Lesotho, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (63% in urban areas, and 26% 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 79.1% less likely to have internet access

In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burundi, about 9.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 31.1% less on education

Lesotho spends 7.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burundi spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 29.2% less on healthcare

Lesotho spends 11.3% 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

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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