Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 81.9% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burma, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
live 4.5 years less
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Burma, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 49.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Burma, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
be 23.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 32.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Burma, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2017.
make 62.5% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,000 as of 2020, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $4,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 25.1% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2017. In Burma, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
be 6.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burma, 250.0 women do as of 2017.
be 86.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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 23.9% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 21.5 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 49.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Egypt, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Burma, 51% of the population do as of 2019.
be 51.4% less likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burma, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
be 14.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Egypt, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Burma, that number is 85% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 48.7% less on education
Egypt spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Burma spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 21.2% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 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
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