Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Zambia, you would:
Health
be 90.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zambia, 9.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Burma, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
be 29.8% less likely to be obese
In Zambia, 11.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Burma, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2024.
see 16.2% more spent on your healthcare
Zambia spends $244 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Burma spends $283 as of 2023.
have 2.3 times more doctors per person
Zambia has 3.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Burma has 7.6 as of 2019.
be 59.5% less likely to die by suicide
Zambia has a suicide rate of 7.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Burma, it is 2.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 48.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Zambia, 5.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Burma, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 13.0% more money
Zambia has a GDP per capita of $1,318 as of 2025, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $1,489 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Zambia, approximately 85.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Burma, 185.0 women do as of 2023.
have 49.7% fewer children
In Zambia, there are approximately 32.7 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 50.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Zambia, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 18% 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 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Zambia, approximately 17.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Burma, about 44.0% do as of 2021.
be 16.7% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Zambia, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (90% in urban areas, and 58% 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 25.4% less on healthcare
Zambia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Burma, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 12.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Zambia, road accidents kill 17.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Burma, they kill 19.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 3.6 times more home broadband
Zambia has 0.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Burma has 2.9 as of 2024.
live with 2.0 times more strain on fresh water
Zambia withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Burma withdraws 6% as of 2022.
use 49.3% less electricity
Zambia uses 727 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Burma uses 368 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 42.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Zambia, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Burma, it causes 71.0 as of 2019.
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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