Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Senegal instead of Burma, you would:
Health
be 51.7% more likely to be obese
In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Senegal, that number is 8.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 26.7% less money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2020, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
be 12.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Senegal, that number is 48.0% as of 2007.
be 88.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Senegal, however, that number is 46.7% as of 2011.
Life
have 92.8% more children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Senegal, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 26.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 250.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Senegal, 315.0 women do as of 2017.
be 41.8% less likely to be literate
In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Senegal, it is 51.9% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 39.2% 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 Senegal, that number is 71% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 50% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 22.9% more likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Senegal, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 12.8% less on healthcare
Burma spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Senegal, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.6 times more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Senegal spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 72.5% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Senegal, that number is 531 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Senegal: At a glance
How big is Senegal compared to Burma? See an in-depth size comparison.