Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Burma, you would:
Health
be 48.3% more likely to be obese
In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Pakistan, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 50.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Pakistan, that number is 6.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 44.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 250.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Pakistan, 140.0 women do as of 2017.
have 62.1% more children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Pakistan, there are 26.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 34.9% less likely to be literate
In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Pakistan, it is 58.0% as of 2019.
be 63.9% 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 Pakistan, on the other hand, 54.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 54.9% 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 Pakistan, that number is 79% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 72% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 10.2% 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 Pakistan, that number is 94% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 92% 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 Pakistan, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.7% less on healthcare
Burma spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Pakistan, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 25.0% more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Pakistan spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 45.8% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Pakistan, that number is 1,046 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Pakistan: At a glance
How big is Pakistan compared to Burma? See an in-depth size comparison.