Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 86.9% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
live 3.3 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Bangladesh, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 57.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bangladesh, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Bangladesh, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 46.4% less money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $15,300 as of 2023, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.
be 3.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Bangladesh, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2022.
Life
be 57.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bangladesh, 123.0 women do as of 2020.
be 53.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bangladesh, on the other hand, 30.4 children do as of 2022.
have 14.4% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bangladesh, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 45.1% less likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bangladesh, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 70.0% less on education
Algeria spends 7.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bangladesh spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 58.7% less on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 41.9% less coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Bangladesh: At a glance
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