Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Burundi instead of Rhode Island, you would:

Health

be 83.6% less likely to be obese

In Rhode Island, 31.6% of adults are obese as of 2022. In Burundi, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 79.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Rhode Island, 4.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Burundi, that number is 0.9% as of 2025.

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be 5.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Rhode Island, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Burundi, however, that number is 51.0% as of 2020.

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make 99.6% less money

Rhode Island has a GDP per capita of $56,938 as of 2024, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $234 as of 2025.

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Basic Needs

be 90.5% less likely to have internet access

In Rhode Island, approximately 90.8% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Burundi, about 8.6% do as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Health Organization (2024), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (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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