Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 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 54.3% less likely to be obese
In Liberia, 17.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Burma, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2024.
see 21.5% more spent on your healthcare
Liberia spends $233 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Burma spends $283 as of 2023.
have 4.3 times more doctors per person
Liberia has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Burma has 7.6 as of 2019.
have 15.6% more access to essential health services
Liberia scores 45 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Burma scores 52 as of 2021.
be 51.6% less likely to die by suicide
Liberia has a suicide rate of 6.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Burma, it is 2.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
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.
make 62.7% more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $915 as of 2025, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $1,489 as of 2025.
Life
be 70.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 628.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Burma, 185.0 women do as of 2023.
be 93.6% more likely to be literate
In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Burma, it is 93.5% as of 2020.
be 48.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 63.2 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 46.2% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 30.6 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 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (53% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Burma, that number is 77% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 36.5% more likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 32.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Burma, about 44.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 65.7% less on healthcare
Liberia spends 13.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Burma, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.3 times more coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Burma, that number is 1,930 km.
Safety
be 26.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Liberia, road accidents kill 15.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Burma, they kill 19.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 10.6 times more home broadband
Liberia has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Burma has 2.9 as of 2024.
live with 22.3 times more strain on fresh water
Liberia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Burma withdraws 6% as of 2022.
Environment
be 18.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Liberia, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Burma, it causes 71.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.9 times more CO2
Liberia emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Burma emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2017–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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