Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Burma, you would:
Health
live 7.6 years longer
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 10.3% less likely to be obese
In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 83.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
be 20.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 85.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 250.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 75.1% less 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 15.5% fewer children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 96.1% 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 12.8% less on healthcare
Burma spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 30.6% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
How big is Sri Lanka compared to Burma? See an in-depth size comparison.