If you lived in Montana instead of Burma, you would:

Health

be 3.9 times more likely to be obese

In Burma, 8.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Montana, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2022.

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Economy

make 35.6 times more money

Burma has a GDP per capita of $1,489 as of 2025, while in Montana, the GDP per capita is $52,945 as of 2024.

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be 21.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Burma, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Montana, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.

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Basic Needs

be 2.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Montana, about 88.7% do as of 2023.

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Sources: World Bank (2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), The World Factbook (2021), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this

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