Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
be 76.8% less likely to be obese
In Bulgaria, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burma, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
live 5.6 years less
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Burma, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 30.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Burma, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.
make 84.4% less money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2022, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2022.
Life
have 98.7% more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burma, there are 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 25.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burma, 179.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 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 27.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Bulgaria, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Burma, that number is 72% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 41.3% less likely to have internet access
In Bulgaria, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burma, about 44.0% do as of 2021.
be 13.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Bulgaria, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 50.0% less on education
Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burma spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 56.5% less on healthcare
Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burma, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.5 times more coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 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
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