Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
live 7.6 years less
In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Burma, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
be 11.5% more likely to be obese
In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burma, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 17.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Burma, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
make 64.0% less money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2020, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $4,500 as of 2020.
be 6.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sri Lanka, 4.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Burma, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2017.
Life
have 18.4% more children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burma, there are 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sri Lanka, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burma, 250.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 49.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Sri Lanka, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 95% 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.
Expenditures
spend 14.6% more on healthcare
Sri Lanka 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 44.0% more coastline
Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 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 Sri Lanka? See an in-depth size comparison.