Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
see 83.4% more spent on your healthcare
Bangladesh spends $199 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tajikistan spends $364 as of 2023.
have 2.6 times more doctors per person
Bangladesh has 7.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Tajikistan has 18.7 as of 2023.
have 28.8% more access to essential health services
Bangladesh scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tajikistan scores 67 as of 2021.
be 13.5% less likely to die by suicide
Bangladesh has a suicide rate of 2.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tajikistan, it is 2.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 3.0 years less
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Tajikistan, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 4.0 times more likely to be obese
In Bangladesh, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tajikistan, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 83.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 3.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tajikistan, that number is 6.9% as of 2025.
make 37.0% less money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $2,597 as of 2025, while in Tajikistan, the GDP per capita is $1,637 as of 2025.
Life
be 87.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bangladesh, approximately 115.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Tajikistan, 14.0 women do as of 2023.
have 26.7% more children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 20.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tajikistan, there are 25.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Bangladesh spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Tajikistan spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 3.4 times more on healthcare
Bangladesh spends 2.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tajikistan, that number is 7.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 62.0% less likely to be murdered
Bangladesh has a homicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2018. In Tajikistan, that number is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 25.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Bangladesh, road accidents kill 18.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tajikistan, they kill 13.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 2.5 times more electricity
Bangladesh uses 603 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Tajikistan uses 1,497 kWh as of 2023.
find 87.9% less home broadband
Bangladesh has 8.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tajikistan has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 12.2 times more strain on fresh water
Bangladesh withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Tajikistan withdraws 70% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Bangladesh, air pollution causes 66.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tajikistan, it causes 159.0 as of 2019.
emit 27.8% more CO2
Bangladesh emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tajikistan emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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