Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Burma, you would:
Health
be 32.8% less likely to be obese
In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 2.7 years less
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 73.6% more money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2023, while in India, the GDP per capita is $9,200 as of 2023.
be 11.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In India, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2011.
be 46.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In India, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
Life
be 42.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 179.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In India, 103.0 women do as of 2020.
be 16.5% less likely to be literate
In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In India, it is 74.4% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 34.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 74% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2022. In India, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 12.0% 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 India, that number is 96% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.9% less on healthcare
Burma spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 2.2 times more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. India spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.6 times more coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
India: At a glance
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