Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burundi instead of Rwanda, you would:
Health
be 60.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Rwanda, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Burundi, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2024.
be 11.9% less likely to die by suicide
Rwanda has a suicide rate of 8.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Burundi, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 4.2 years less
In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Burundi, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
see 43.5% less spent on your healthcare
Rwanda spends $177 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Burundi spends $100 as of 2023.
have 13.3% fewer doctors per person
Rwanda has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Burundi has 0.8 as of 2022.
have 16.3% less access to essential health services
Rwanda scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Burundi scores 41 as of 2021.
Economy
be 91.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Rwanda, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Burundi, that number is 0.9% as of 2025.
be 86.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Rwanda, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Burundi, however, that number is 51.0% as of 2020.
make 79.2% less money
Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $234 as of 2025.
Life
have 18.4% more children
In Rwanda, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burundi, there are 33.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 71.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Rwanda, approximately 229.0 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 81.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Rwanda, approximately 64% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 58% 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 72.9% less likely to have internet access
In Rwanda, approximately 31.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Burundi, about 8.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 77.2% more on healthcare
Rwanda spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Burundi, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 49.6% less strain on fresh water
Rwanda withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Burundi withdraws 10% as of 2022.
find 96.7% less home broadband
Rwanda has 0.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Burundi has 0.0 as of 2023.
Environment
emit 56.2% less CO2
Rwanda emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Burundi emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 14.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Rwanda, air pollution causes 62.0 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). How we calculate this
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