Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Burma, you would:
Health
be 88.9% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Burma, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2024.
live 5.0 years less
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 57.3% more likely to be obese
In Burma, 8.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 12.8% of people as of 2024.
see 11.9% less spent on your healthcare
Burma spends $283 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 as of 2023.
have 17.3% less access to essential health services
Burma scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 as of 2021.
be 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Burma has a suicide rate of 2.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 23.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
make 2.0 times more money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $1,489 as of 2025, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $3,050 as of 2025.
Life
have 91.7% more children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, there are 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 94.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 185.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, 359.0 women do as of 2023.
be 46.5% less likely to be literate
In Burma, the literacy rate is 93.5% as of 2020. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 50.0% as of 2021.
be 36.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Burma, approximately 32.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 44.8 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.1% less on healthcare
Burma spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 73.3% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
Infrastructure
live with 12.2% less strain on fresh water
Burma withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% as of 2022.
find 44.3% less home broadband
Burma has 2.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 as of 2024.
Environment
be 21.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Burma, air pollution causes 71.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, it causes 86.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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