Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Burma, you would:
Health
live 13.9 years longer
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 5.1 times more likely to be obese
In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 10.5 times more money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2023, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $55,800 as of 2023.
be 62.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
be 89.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Canada, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.
Life
be 93.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 179.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
be 86.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Burma, approximately 32.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
have 35.2% fewer children
In Burma, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 35.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 74% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Canada, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Canada, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
be 16.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Burma, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.5 times more on healthcare
Burma spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 104.7 times more coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Canada: At a glance
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