Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 50.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 1.0% of people as of 2020.

be 35.7% less likely to be obese

In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burundi, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2016.

live 3.9 years less

In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 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 76.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Togo, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Burundi, that number is 0.9% as of 2022.

make 68.2% less money

Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2022, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $700 as of 2022.

be 42.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Togo, 45.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Burundi, however, that number is 64.6% as of 2014.

Life

be 12.3% more likely to be literate

In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Burundi, it is 74.7% as of 2021.

have 12.0% more children

In Togo, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burundi, there are 34.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 23.8% more likely to die during childbirth

In Togo, approximately 399.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burundi, 494.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 81.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Togo, approximately 56% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 25% 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 83.4% less likely to have internet access

In Togo, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burundi, about 5.8% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 25.0% more on education

Togo spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burundi spends 5.0% of total GDP on education 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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