Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 87.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burma, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2019.
be 31.0% less likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burma, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 73.1% more money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2020, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $4,500 as of 2020.
be 61.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 10.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Burma, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 52.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 524.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burma, 250.0 women do as of 2017.
be 14.4% more likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 77.9% as of 2015. In Burma, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
have 50.9% fewer children
In Tanzania, there are approximately 33.3 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 27.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 40% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 23% 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 59.1% more likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burma, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
be 18.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 59% 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.
Expenditures
spend 35.5% less on education
Tanzania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burma spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 23.7% more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burma, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 35.5% more coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 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 Tanzania? See an in-depth size comparison.