Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 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
make 14.3% more money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2020.
be 14.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bangladesh, that number is 4.4% as of 2017.
be 47.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cambodia, 16.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Bangladesh, however, that number is 24.3% as of 2016.
pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate
Cambodia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Bangladesh, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Basic Needs
be 10.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 75% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 83% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 16.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cambodia, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Bangladesh, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 24.2% less likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Bangladesh, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.9% less on education
Cambodia spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Bangladesh spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 64.3% less on healthcare
Cambodia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 30.9% more coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Department of Taxation, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: At a glance
How big is Bangladesh compared to Cambodia? See an in-depth size comparison.