Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Syria, you would:
Health
be 87.1% less likely to be obese
In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2022.
be 69.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bangladesh, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.
be 77.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Bangladesh, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2022.
pay a 36.4% higher top tax rate
Syria has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Bangladesh, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 4.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bangladesh, 123.0 women do as of 2020.
be 13.3% less likely to be literate
In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Bangladesh, it is 74.9% as of 2020.
be 91.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 15.9 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 20.3% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 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 11.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 89% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Bangladesh, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 16.3% less likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Bangladesh, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 58.8% less on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Bangladesh spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: At a glance
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