Quality of life comparison

be 2.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Burma, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

live 11.2 years less

In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.

be 50.0% more likely to be obese

In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

make 67.9% less money

Burma has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.

be 11.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Burma, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

have 96.2% more children

In Burma, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Burma, approximately 179.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 45.5% less likely to be literate

In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more 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 Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.

be 60.1% less 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 Sierra Leone, that number is 29% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 71.1% less likely to have internet access

In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

be 14.7% less 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 Sierra Leone, that number is 73% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 4.5 times more on education

Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Burma spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 79.2% less coastline

Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.