Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 81.9% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
live 2.8 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Bangladesh, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 22.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 4.4% as of 2017.
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Bangladesh, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 53.4% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bangladesh, 173.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.0% less likely to be literate
In Ecuador, the literacy rate is 93.6% as of 2020. In Bangladesh, it is 74.9% as of 2020.
be 67.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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 Ecuador, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 93% 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 61.5% less likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bangladesh, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 68.3% less on education
Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bangladesh spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 67.9% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 74.1% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: At a glance
How big is Bangladesh compared to Ecuador? See an in-depth size comparison.