Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
Health
be 72.4% less likely to be obese
In Kazakhstan, 21.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burma, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
live 2.6 years less
In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 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 16.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Kazakhstan, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Burma, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
make 82.2% less money
Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $25,300 as of 2020, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $4,500 as of 2020.
be 5.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kazakhstan, 4.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Burma, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 25.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kazakhstan, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burma, 250.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.7% less likely to be literate
In Kazakhstan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2018. In Burma, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
be 71.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Kazakhstan, approximately 19.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 49.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kazakhstan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Burma, 51% of the population do as of 2019.
be 59.3% less likely to have internet access
In Kazakhstan, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Burma, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
be 12.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kazakhstan, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 94% 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 31.0% less on education
Kazakhstan spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burma spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 67.9% more on healthcare
Kazakhstan spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burma, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Burma: At a glance
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