Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
live 0.7 years less
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 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 48.7% more likely to be obese
In Cambodia, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burma, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 13.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Burma, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
be 50.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cambodia, 16.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Burma, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 10.7% more likely to be literate
In Cambodia, the literacy rate is 80.5% as of 2015. In Burma, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
be 56.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cambodia, approximately 160.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burma, 250.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Cambodia, approximately 29.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Burma, on the other hand, 32.9 children do as of 2022.
have 15.3% fewer children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 19.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burma, there are 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 32.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 75% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 67% 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.
Expenditures
spend 32.9% less on healthcare
Cambodia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burma, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.4 times more coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 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 Cambodia? See an in-depth size comparison.