Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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
make 78.3% more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.
be 55.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Bangladesh, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bangladesh, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 39.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 204.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bangladesh, 123.0 women do as of 2020.
have 41.8% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 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 13.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Bangladesh, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bangladesh spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 73.7% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 17.8% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bangladesh: At a glance
How big is Bangladesh compared to Timor-Leste? See an in-depth size comparison.