Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Burma, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years longer
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 4.3 times more money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2022, while in China, the GDP per capita is $18,200 as of 2022.
be 68.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In China, that number is 5.0% as of 2022.
Life
be 87.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 179.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In China, 23.0 women do as of 2020.
be 79.5% 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 China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.
have 35.0% fewer children
In Burma, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In China, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 38.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 72% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In China, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 65.9% more likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In China, about 73.0% do as of 2021.
be 11.5% 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 China, that number is 95% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 80.0% more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. China spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 51.4% more on healthcare
Burma spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In China, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 7.5 times more coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
China: At a glance
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