Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Botswana, you would:
Health
be 99.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Botswana, 15.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 5.6 years longer
In Botswana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
be 70.9% less likely to be obese
In Botswana, 19.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2024.
have 90.5% more doctors per person
Botswana has 3.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Bangladesh has 7.2 as of 2023.
be 66.3% less likely to die by suicide
Botswana has a suicide rate of 8.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bangladesh, it is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 84.8% less spent on your healthcare
Botswana spends $1,310 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bangladesh spends $199 as of 2023.
Economy
be 84.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Botswana, 24.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.
make 66.6% less money
Botswana has a GDP per capita of $7,778 as of 2025, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $2,597 as of 2025.
Life
be 25.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Botswana, approximately 155.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bangladesh, 115.0 women do as of 2023.
be 24.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Botswana, approximately 32.1 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.
have 17.9% fewer children
In Botswana, there are approximately 24.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bangladesh, there are 20.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 30.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Botswana, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Bangladesh, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 65.3% less on healthcare
Botswana spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 79.4% less likely to be murdered
Botswana has a homicide rate of 11.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2018.
be 12.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Botswana, road accidents kill 16.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bangladesh, they kill 18.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 2.6 times more strain on fresh water
Botswana withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bangladesh withdraws 6% as of 2022.
use 63.3% less electricity
Botswana uses 1,641 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Bangladesh uses 603 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 73.7% less CO2
Botswana emits 2.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bangladesh emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 20.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Botswana, air pollution causes 55.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bangladesh, it causes 66.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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