Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Rwanda, you would:
Health
be 76.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Rwanda, 2.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burma, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2019.
live 4.1 years longer
In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 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.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $4,500 as of 2020.
be 35.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Rwanda, 38.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Burma, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2017.
be 48.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Rwanda, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Burma, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 21.7% more likely to be literate
In Rwanda, the literacy rate is 73.2% as of 2018. In Burma, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
be 24.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Rwanda, approximately 26.4 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 38.2% fewer children
In Rwanda, there are approximately 26.4 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 29.6% more likely to have internet access
In Rwanda, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burma, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.2% less on education
Rwanda spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burma spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 26.6% less on healthcare
Rwanda spends 6.4% 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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