Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 43.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Burma, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
live 2.3 years longer
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Burma, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
be 35.9% less likely to be obese
In Angola, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Burma, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2024.
see 14.0% more spent on your healthcare
Angola spends $248 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Burma spends $283 as of 2023.
have 3.1 times more doctors per person
Angola has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Burma has 7.6 as of 2019.
have 40.5% more access to essential health services
Angola scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Burma scores 52 as of 2021.
be 64.4% less likely to die by suicide
Angola has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Burma, it is 2.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 78.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Burma, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
be 23.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Burma, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2017.
make 52.4% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $3,129 as of 2025, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $1,489 as of 2025.
Life
be 37.2% more likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 68.2% as of 2023. In Burma, it is 93.5% as of 2020.
have 55.7% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burma, there are 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 50.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Burma, that number is 77% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 26.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Angola, approximately 68% of people have access to drinking water (82% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Burma, that number is 86% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 74.9% more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Burma, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 20.6% more coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Burma, that number is 1,930 km.
Safety
be 28.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Angola, road accidents kill 15.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Burma, they kill 19.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 8.0 times more home broadband
Angola has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Burma has 2.9 as of 2024.
live with 3.1 times more strain on fresh water
Angola withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Burma withdraws 6% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 21.6% less CO2
Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Burma emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 18.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Angola, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Burma, it causes 71.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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