Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Syria, you would:
Health
be 79.1% less likely to be obese
In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burma, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
live 4.4 years less
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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
make 44.8% more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2022.
be 78.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Burma, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.
be 69.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Burma, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burma, 179.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 15.9 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 27.6% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 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 18.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 89% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Burma, that number is 72% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 14.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Syria, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 60.8% less on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Burma spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.0 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 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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