Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of China, you would:
Health
be 41.9% less likely to be obese
In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
live 1.4 years less
In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Bangladesh, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 14.3% less likely to be unemployed
In China, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bangladesh, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
China has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Bangladesh, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 65.4% less money
China has a GDP per capita of $18,200 as of 2022, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2022.
Life
have 69.6% more children
In China, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bangladesh, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 23.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bangladesh, 123.0 women do as of 2020.
be 22.6% less likely to be literate
In China, the literacy rate is 96.8% as of 2018. In Bangladesh, it is 74.9% as of 2020.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 6.8 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 46.6% less likely to have internet access
In China, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bangladesh, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 41.7% less on education
China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bangladesh spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 53.6% less on healthcare
China spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.0% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Administration of Taxation, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: At a glance
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