Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
be 45.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burma, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2019.
live 4.5 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 41.4% less likely to be obese
In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burma, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2020, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $4,500 as of 2020.
be 51.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Liberia, 50.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Burma, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2017.
be 42.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Burma, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 62.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 661.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burma, 250.0 women do as of 2017.
be 84.5% more likely to be literate
In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Burma, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
be 26.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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 55.4% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 36.6 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 4.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (18% in urban areas, and 6% 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 34.6% more likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burma, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 13.0% less on education
Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burma spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 44.7% less on healthcare
Liberia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burma, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.3 times more coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 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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