Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burundi instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
be 38.6% less likely to be obese
In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burundi, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2016.
live 2.5 years less
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Burundi, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 78.8% less money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $700 as of 2020.
be 38.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Senegal, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Burundi, however, that number is 64.6% as of 2014.
Life
be 31.8% more likely to be literate
In Senegal, the literacy rate is 51.9% as of 2017. In Burundi, it is 68.4% as of 2017.
have 11.6% more children
In Senegal, there are approximately 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burundi, there are 35.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 74.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Senegal, approximately 315.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burundi, 548.0 women do as of 2017.
be 16.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 32.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 84.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 50% 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 Senegal, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burundi, about 9.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 95.1% more on healthcare
Senegal spends 4.1% 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
How big is Burundi compared to Senegal? See an in-depth size comparison.