Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burundi instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
be 68.4% less likely to be obese
In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burundi, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 72.0% less money
Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $700 as of 2020.
be 32.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Burundi, however, that number is 64.6% as of 2014.
Life
be 18.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 42.7% more children
In Yemen, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burundi, there are 35.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 164.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burundi, 548.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 76.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (72% in urban areas, and 31% 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 66.7% less likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Burundi, about 9.0% do as of 2020.
be 18.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Yemen, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 84% 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 86.0% more on healthcare
Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. 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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