Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years less
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Burma, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
be 61.1% more likely to be obese
In Bangladesh, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burma, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
Life
be 19.0% more likely to be literate
In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 74.9% as of 2020. In Burma, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
be 44.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Bangladesh, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burma, 250.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 40.0% more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burma, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
be 38.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Bangladesh, approximately 83% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Burma, that number is 51% of people on average (76% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 13.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Bangladesh, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Burma, that number is 85% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 53.8% more on education
Bangladesh spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burma spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 88.0% more on healthcare
Bangladesh spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burma, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.3 times more coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 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 Bangladesh? See an in-depth size comparison.