Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 77.1% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burma, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
live 11.7 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Burma, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 33.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Burma, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.
make 96.3% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $112,400 as of 2022, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2022.
be 77.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Burma, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2017.
Life
have 41.4% more children
In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burma, there are 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 35.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burma, 179.0 women do as of 2020.
be 9.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Burma, on the other hand, 32.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ireland, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Burma, 72% of the population do as of 2021.
be 53.7% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burma, about 44.0% do as of 2021.
be 12.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Ireland, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Burma, that number is 85% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.5% less on education
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burma spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 47.9% less on healthcare
Ireland spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burma, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 33.3% more coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Burma, that number is 1,930 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Burma: At a glance
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