Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 83.9% less likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 58.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 4.4% as of 2017.
be 31.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 35.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Bangladesh, however, that number is 24.3% as of 2016.
make 64.2% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 16.3% more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bangladesh, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bangladesh, 173.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.7% less likely to be literate
In Colombia, the literacy rate is 95.6% as of 2020. In Bangladesh, it is 74.9% as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 11.7 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 14.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Colombia, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 86% 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 64.3% less likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bangladesh, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 71.1% less on education
Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bangladesh spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 67.5% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 81.9% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bangladesh: At a glance
How big is Bangladesh compared to Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.