Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
live 6.3 years less
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Tuvalu, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
be 14.3 times more likely to be obese
In Bangladesh, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tuvalu, that number is 51.6% of people as of 2016.
Life
have 28.3% more children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tuvalu, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Bangladesh, approximately 83% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Tuvalu, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 96.0% more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tuvalu, about 49.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 9.6 times more on healthcare
Bangladesh spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tuvalu, that number is 24.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.9% less coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Tuvalu: At a glance
How big is Tuvalu compared to Bangladesh? See an in-depth size comparison.