Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Germany instead of Burma, you would:
Health
live 11.6 years longer
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Germany, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.8 times more likely to be obese
In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Germany, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 11.7 times more money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2023, while in Germany, the GDP per capita is $61,900 as of 2023.
be 40.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Germany, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.
Life
be 97.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 179.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Germany, 4.0 women do as of 2020.
be 90.3% 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 Germany, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 43.3% fewer children
In Burma, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Germany, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
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 Germany, 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 Germany, about 91.0% do as of 2021.
be 17.2% 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 Germany, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Germany spends 4.7% 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 Germany, that number is 12.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 23.8% more coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Germany, that number is 2,389 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Germany: At a glance
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