Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gambia instead of Burma, you would:
Health
be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Burma, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.
live 2.3 years less
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 77.6% more likely to be obese
In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 51.1% less money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2020, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 96.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Gambia, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2015.
Life
have 76.1% more children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gambia, there are 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 250.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gambia, 597.0 women do as of 2017.
be 43.0% less likely to be literate
In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Gambia, it is 50.8% as of 2015.
be 12.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Burma, approximately 32.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 19.1% less on healthcare
Burma spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 45.0% more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Gambia spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.9% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gambia: At a glance
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