Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burundi instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
Health
be 71.0% less likely to be obese
In Turkmenistan, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burundi, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2016.
live 4.4 years less
In Turkmenistan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 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 95.5% less money
Turkmenistan has a GDP per capita of $15,500 as of 2019, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $700 as of 2020.
be 323.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkmenistan, 0.2% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Burundi, however, that number is 64.6% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Turkmenistan, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burundi, there are 35.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 78.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkmenistan, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burundi, 548.0 women do as of 2017.
be 31.4% less likely to be literate
In Turkmenistan, the literacy rate is 99.7% as of 2015. In Burundi, it is 68.4% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 89.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Turkmenistan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Burundi, 11% of the population do as of 2019.
be 64.4% less likely to have internet access
In Turkmenistan, approximately 25.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Burundi, about 9.0% do as of 2020.
be 18.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Turkmenistan, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 82% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 64.5% more on education
Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burundi spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 21.2% more on healthcare
Turkmenistan spends 6.6% 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
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