Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 44.4% more likely to be obese
In Bangladesh, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 83.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bangladesh, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
Bangladesh has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 79.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bangladesh, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.2% more likely to be literate
In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 74.9% as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, it is 92.3% as of 2019.
be 73.0% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 22.0% fewer children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 40.0% more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 61.5% more on education
Bangladesh spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 64.0% more on healthcare
Bangladesh spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.3 times more coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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