Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Burundi instead of Libya, you would:

Health

be 83.4% less likely to be obese

In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burundi, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2016.

live 9.8 years less

In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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

be 95.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Libya, 19.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Burundi, that number is 0.9% as of 2022.

make 96.5% less money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $19,800 as of 2022, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $700 as of 2022.

Life

have 70.4% more children

In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burundi, there are 34.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burundi, 494.0 women do as of 2020.

be 17.9% less likely to be literate

In Libya, the literacy rate is 91.0% as of 2015. In Burundi, it is 74.7% as of 2021.

be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Libya, approximately 11.2 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 85.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Libya, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Burundi, that number is 10% of people on average (63% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 87.4% less likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burundi, about 5.8% do as of 2021.

be 18.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Libya, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Burundi, 82% of people do as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Burundi: At a glance

Burundi is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 25,680 sq km. Burundi's first democratically elected president was assassinated in October 1993 after only 100 days in office, triggering widespread ethnic violence between Hutu and Tutsi factions. More than 200,000 Burundians perished during the conflict that spanned almost a dozen years. Hundreds of thousands of Burundians were internally displaced or became refugees in neighboring countries. An internationally brokered power-sharing agreement between the Tutsi-dominated government and the Hutu rebels in 2003 paved the way for a transition process that led to an integrated defense force, established a new constitution in 2005, and elected a majority Hutu government in 2005. The government of President Pierre NKURUNZIZA, who was reelected in 2010, continues to face many political and economic challenges.
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