Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Italy, you would:
Health
be 81.9% less likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
live 7.9 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 33.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bangladesh, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.
pay a 38.5% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Bangladesh, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 84.4% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $52,700 as of 2023, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bangladesh, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 24.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bangladesh, 123.0 women do as of 2020.
be 24.5% less likely to be literate
In Italy, the literacy rate is 99.2% as of 2018. In Bangladesh, it is 74.9% as of 2020.
be 9.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, 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 48.0% less likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bangladesh, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 51.2% less on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bangladesh spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 72.9% less on healthcare
Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 92.4% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: At a glance
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