Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burundi instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
be 81.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uganda, 5.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 1.0% of people as of 2020.
live 1.5 years less
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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 68.2% less money
Uganda has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $700 as of 2020.
be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uganda, 21.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Burundi, however, that number is 64.6% as of 2014.
Life
be 46.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Uganda, approximately 375.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burundi, 548.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.6% less likely to be literate
In Uganda, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2018. In Burundi, it is 68.4% as of 2017.
be 24.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Uganda, approximately 30.4 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 14.1% fewer children
In Uganda, there are approximately 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burundi, there are 35.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 62.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Uganda, approximately 29% of people have electricity access (66% in urban areas, and 17% 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 55.0% less likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burundi, about 9.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 70.0% more on education
Uganda spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burundi spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Uganda spends 3.8% 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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