Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 47.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Burma, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
live 5.0 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Burma, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
be 36.4% less likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 12.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Burma, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2024.
see 13.6% more spent on your healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Burma spends $283 as of 2023.
have 20.9% more access to essential health services
Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Burma scores 52 as of 2021.
be 60.9% less likely to die by suicide
Cote d'Ivoire has a suicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Burma, it is 2.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 31.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Burma, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 51.2% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $3,050 as of 2025, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $1,489 as of 2025.
Life
be 48.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 359.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Burma, 185.0 women do as of 2023.
be 87.1% more likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 50.0% as of 2021. In Burma, it is 93.5% as of 2020.
be 26.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 44.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Burma, on the other hand, 32.8 children do as of 2024.
have 47.8% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burma, there are 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.9% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 77% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Burma, that number is 86% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 30.0% more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Burma, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.7 times more coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Burma, that number is 1,930 km.
Infrastructure
find 79.4% more home broadband
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Burma has 2.9 as of 2024.
live with 13.9% more strain on fresh water
Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Burma withdraws 6% as of 2022.
Environment
be 17.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cote d'Ivoire, air pollution causes 86.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Burma, it causes 71.0 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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