Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
be 85.6% less likely to be obese
In Bulgaria, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
live 0.9 years less
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 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 18.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bulgaria, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Bangladesh, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2022.
make 76.7% less money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2022, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2022.
pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate
Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Bangladesh, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bangladesh, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 17.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bangladesh, 123.0 women do as of 2020.
be 23.9% less likely to be literate
In Bulgaria, the literacy rate is 98.4% as of 2021. In Bangladesh, it is 74.9% as of 2020.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 48.0% less likely to have internet access
In Bulgaria, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bangladesh, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 47.5% less on education
Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bangladesh spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 69.4% less on healthcare
Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 63.8% more coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: At a glance
How big is Bangladesh compared to Bulgaria? See an in-depth size comparison.