Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Burma, you would:
Health
live 14.2 years less
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
be 43.1% more likely to be obese
In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 82.2% less money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Somalia, there are 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 250.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.6 times more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 64.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Somalia, that number is 18% of people on average (34% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 94.3% less likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 56.7% more coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Burma? See an in-depth size comparison.