Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 84.5% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2024.
be 64.6% less likely to die by suicide
Argentina has a suicide rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bangladesh, it is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.6 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
see 93.6% less spent on your healthcare
Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bangladesh spends $199 as of 2023.
have 85.9% fewer doctors per person
Argentina has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Bangladesh has 7.2 as of 2023.
have 34.2% less access to essential health services
Argentina scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bangladesh scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
be 47.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.
be 33.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 28.2% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Bangladesh, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2022.
make 82.6% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $2,597 as of 2025.
Life
have 80.3% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bangladesh, there are 20.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 33.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bangladesh, 115.0 women do as of 2023.
be 20.3% less likely to be literate
In Argentina, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2020. In Bangladesh, it is 79.0% as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bangladesh, on the other hand, 24.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 40.4% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 89.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bangladesh, about 53.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 59.4% less on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Bangladesh spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 78.9% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 88.4% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
Safety
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bangladesh, they kill 18.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 45.3% less strain on fresh water
Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bangladesh withdraws 6% as of 2022.
find 69.0% less home broadband
Argentina has 26.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bangladesh has 8.1 as of 2024.
use 78.6% less electricity
Argentina uses 2,822 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Bangladesh uses 603 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 82.0% less CO2
Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bangladesh emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bangladesh, it causes 66.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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