Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Tajikistan, you would:
Health
be 59.2% less likely to be obese
In Tajikistan, 14.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burma, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 15.2% more money
Tajikistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2023.
be 59.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Tajikistan, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burma, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
be 10.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tajikistan, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Burma, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 10.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tajikistan, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burma, 179.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.7% less likely to be literate
In Tajikistan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In Burma, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
have 39.1% fewer children
In Tajikistan, there are approximately 25.8 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 44.7% more likely to have internet access
In Tajikistan, approximately 30.4% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Burma, about 44.0% do as of 2021.
be 26.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tajikistan, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 100% 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.
Expenditures
spend 66.1% less on education
Tajikistan spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burma spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 54.9% less on healthcare
Tajikistan spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burma, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Burma: At a glance
How big is Burma compared to Tajikistan? See an in-depth size comparison.