Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
be 34.1% less likely to be obese
In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burma, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 36.4% more money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $4,500 as of 2020.
be 91.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 48.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Burma, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
be 46.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Senegal, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Burma, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 20.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Senegal, approximately 315.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burma, 250.0 women do as of 2017.
be 71.7% more likely to be literate
In Senegal, the literacy rate is 51.9% as of 2017. In Burma, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
have 48.1% fewer children
In Senegal, there are approximately 31.5 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 28.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 50% 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 18.6% less likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burma, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 62.3% less on education
Senegal spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burma spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 14.6% more on healthcare
Senegal spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burma, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.6 times more coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 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 Senegal? See an in-depth size comparison.