Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Burma, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Bangladesh, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 37.9% less likely to be obese
In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 10.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bangladesh, that number is 4.4% as of 2017.
Life
be 30.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 250.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bangladesh, 173.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.9% less likely to be literate
In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Bangladesh, it is 74.9% as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 62.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 83% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 15.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Burma, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Bangladesh, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 28.6% less likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bangladesh, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.0% less on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bangladesh spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 46.8% less on healthcare
Burma spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 69.9% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bangladesh: At a glance
How big is Bangladesh compared to Burma? See an in-depth size comparison.