Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Burma, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 20.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 3.2% as of 2019.
be 19.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Kyrgyzstan, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 76.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 250.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kyrgyzstan, 60.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.8% more likely to be literate
In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Kyrgyzstan, it is 99.6% as of 2018.
be 22.1% 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 Kyrgyzstan, on the other hand, 25.7 children do as of 2022.
have 19.6% more children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 19.5 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 the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Kyrgyzstan, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 57.1% more likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kyrgyzstan, about 55.0% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Kyrgyzstan spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kyrgyzstan: At a glance
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