Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Germany, you would:
Health
be 83.9% less likely to be obese
In Germany, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
live 6.8 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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
pay a 36.8% lower top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Bangladesh, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 88.3% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $54,000 as of 2022, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2022.
be 36.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bangladesh, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.
be 27.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Bangladesh, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2022.
Life
have 94.4% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bangladesh, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 30.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bangladesh, 123.0 women do as of 2020.
be 9.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 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 57.1% less likely to have internet access
In Germany, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bangladesh, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 55.3% less on education
Germany spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bangladesh spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 79.7% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 75.7% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: At a glance
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