One World Children's Fund

In a report by UNICEF, one in five school-aged children in Burma does not attend school.

Two thirds of adult women are illiterate and 60% of the population has never attended school.

World Bank figures show nearly a third of the 50 million-strong population in Burma lives below the poverty line.

Burmese mortality rate of children under five is almost double the world average, according to the World Health Organization.
   
Timor Leste is one of the poorest nations in the world, ranking 162 out of 182 countries in the United Nations Human Development Index.
   
The population of Timor Leste is one of the fastest growing in the world, with women having an average of 5.7 children each.
   
Over half of the population of Timor Leste lives below the poverty line of less than one dollar per day.