Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 85.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burma, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2019.
be 18.3% less likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burma, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 50.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burma, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
be 31.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Burma, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 66.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burma, 179.0 women do as of 2020.
be 18.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 27.9 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.
have 38.7% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burma, there are 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 51.7% more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burma, about 44.0% do as of 2021.
be 19.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% 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 58.3% less on education
Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Burma spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 14.0% less on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burma, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.6 times more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 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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