Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 52.6% more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% 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
Timor-Leste 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 40.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Burma, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2017.
be 86.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burma, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
Life
be 30.8% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Burma, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
have 47.1% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 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 12.8% more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burma, about 44.0% do as of 2021.
be 26.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% 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 52.4% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Burma spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 62.6% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burma, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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
How big is Burma compared to Timor-Leste? See an in-depth size comparison.