Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years longer
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 8.2 times more likely to be obese
In Bangladesh, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.8 times more money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2022, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $49,000 as of 2022.
be 49.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bangladesh, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
be 23.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 5.3% as of 2022.
pay a 10.0% higher top tax rate
Bangladesh has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Canada, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 91.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bangladesh, approximately 123.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
be 85.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
have 41.2% fewer children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Canada, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on education
Bangladesh spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 5.0 times more on healthcare
Bangladesh spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 348.4 times more coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Canada: At a glance
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