Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
be 72.8% less likely to be obese
In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burma, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 33.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Burma, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2017.
be 60.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Burma, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 38.8% more likely to be literate
In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 64.2% as of 2015. In Burma, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
be 72.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burma, 250.0 women do as of 2017.
have 43.7% fewer children
In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 29.0 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 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Burma, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
be 79.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access (86% in urban areas, and 42% 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.
be 13.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Burma, that number is 51% of people on average (76% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.0 times more on healthcare
Papua New Guinea spends 2.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burma, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 62.5% less coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 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 Papua New Guinea? See an in-depth size comparison.