Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
Health
be 79.9% less likely to be obese
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
live 3.3 years less
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Bangladesh, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 86.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 33.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 4.4% as of 2017.
make 66.4% less money
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2020, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2020.
be 43.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16.9% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Bangladesh, however, that number is 24.3% as of 2016.
pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Bangladesh, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bangladesh, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 17.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bangladesh, 173.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.0% less likely to be literate
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the literacy rate is 98.5% as of 2015. In Bangladesh, it is 74.9% as of 2020.
be 5.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 5.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bangladesh, on the other hand, 30.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Bangladesh, 83% of the population do as of 2019.
be 65.8% less likely to have internet access
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bangladesh, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 72.5% less on healthcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina spends 9.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 29.0 times more coastline
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a total of 20 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: At a glance
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