Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Philippines, you would:
Economy
make 45.4% less money
Philippines has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2023, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2023.
be 27.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burma, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
be 37.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Philippines, 18.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Burma, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Philippines, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burma, 179.0 women do as of 2020.
be 48.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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 29.0% fewer children
In Philippines, there are approximately 22.1 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 22.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Philippines, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Burma, that number is 74% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 17.0% less likely to have internet access
In Philippines, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burma, about 44.0% do as of 2021.
be 12.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Philippines, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 95% 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 45.9% less on education
Philippines spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burma spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 27.5% less on healthcare
Philippines spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burma, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.7% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 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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