Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of India, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burma, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 52.9% less likely to be unemployed
In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Burma, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
make 26.2% less money
India has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $4,500 as of 2020.
be 13.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Burma, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 19.8% more likely to be literate
In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Burma, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
be 72.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burma, 250.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 48.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In India, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% 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.
be 18.6% less likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burma, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
be 10.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In India, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 95% 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 42.9% less on education
India spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Burma spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 56.7% more on healthcare
India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burma, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 72.4% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 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 India? See an in-depth size comparison.