Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 96.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 2.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 6.4 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 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 74.6% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2024.
have 38.6% more doctors per person
Gabon has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Bangladesh has 7.2 as of 2023.
be 61.5% less likely to die by suicide
Gabon has a suicide rate of 7.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bangladesh, it is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 70.5% less spent on your healthcare
Gabon spends $673 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bangladesh spends $199 as of 2023.
Economy
be 81.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.
make 68.6% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $8,263 as of 2025, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $2,597 as of 2025.
Life
be 50.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 233.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bangladesh, 115.0 women do as of 2023.
be 11.1% less likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 88.9% as of 2021. In Bangladesh, it is 79.0% as of 2022.
have 26.3% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 27.1 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 11.5% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Gabon, approximately 89% of people have access to drinking water (92% in urban areas, and 49% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2024.
be 22.3% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 68.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bangladesh, about 53.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.5% less on education
Gabon spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Bangladesh spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 30.7% less on healthcare
Gabon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 34.5% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
Safety
be 48.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Gabon, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bangladesh, they kill 18.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 72.5% more home broadband
Gabon has 4.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bangladesh has 8.1 as of 2024.
live with 11.4 times more strain on fresh water
Gabon withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bangladesh withdraws 6% as of 2022.
use 41.1% less electricity
Gabon uses 1,023 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Bangladesh uses 603 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 64.9% less CO2
Gabon emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bangladesh emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 24.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Gabon, air pollution causes 53.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bangladesh, it causes 66.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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