Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 52.6% more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burma, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 40.6% more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $4,500 as of 2020.
be 40.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Burma, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 30.8% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Burma, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
be 76.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 142.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burma, 250.0 women do as of 2017.
have 47.2% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burma, there are 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.7% more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burma, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
be 40.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Burma, that number is 51% of people on average (76% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 70.6% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Burma spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 34.7% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burma, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Burma, that number is 1,930 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Burma: At a glance
How big is Burma compared to Timor-Leste? See an in-depth size comparison.