Quality of life comparison

live 12.7 years longer

In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.4 times more likely to be obese

In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.

make 9.9 times more money

Burma has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2023, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $52,700 as of 2023.

be 19.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.

be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Burma, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

be 97.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Burma, approximately 179.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.3% more likely to be literate

In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Italy, it is 99.2% as of 2018.

be 90.4% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 54.8% fewer children

In Burma, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 35.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Burma, approximately 74% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Italy, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 70.5% more likely to have internet access

In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

be 17.1% 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 Italy, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 2.1 times more on education

Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Burma spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 3.9 times more coastline

Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.