Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
be 81.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uganda, 4.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Burma, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
be 14.1% less likely to be obese
In Uganda, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Burma, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2024.
see 2.0 times more spent on your healthcare
Uganda spends $139 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Burma spends $283 as of 2023.
have 4.0 times more doctors per person
Uganda has 1.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Burma has 7.6 as of 2019.
be 47.5% less likely to die by suicide
Uganda has a suicide rate of 5.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Burma, it is 2.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.4 years less
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Burma, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 23.4% more money
Uganda has a GDP per capita of $1,206 as of 2025, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $1,489 as of 2025.
be 10.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Uganda, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Burma, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
Life
have 52.2% fewer children
In Uganda, there are approximately 34.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burma, there are 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 49.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Uganda, approximately 52% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Burma, that number is 77% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 4.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 8.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Burma, about 44.0% do as of 2021.
be 36.0% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Uganda, approximately 63% of people have access to drinking water (80% in urban areas, and 57% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Burma, that number is 86% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 21.9% less on education
Uganda spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Burma spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Safety
be 71.2% less likely to be murdered
Uganda has a homicide rate of 9.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Burma, that number is 2.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 20.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Uganda, road accidents kill 16.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Burma, they kill 19.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 13.7 times more home broadband
Uganda has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Burma has 2.9 as of 2024.
use 3.9 times more electricity
Uganda uses 95 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Burma uses 368 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 18.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Uganda, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Burma, it causes 71.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.4 times more CO2
Uganda emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Burma emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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