Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of India, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 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 28.2% less likely to be obese
In India, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2024.
be 77.6% less likely to die by suicide
India has a suicide rate of 12.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bangladesh, it is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 42.7% less spent on your healthcare
India spends $346 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bangladesh spends $199 as of 2023.
have 17.5% less access to essential health services
India scores 63 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bangladesh scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
be 10.4% less likely to be unemployed
In India, 4.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.
Life
have 25.1% more children
In India, there are approximately 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bangladesh, there are 20.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 43.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 80.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bangladesh, 115.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 23.7% less likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Bangladesh, about 53.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 50.5% less on education
India spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Bangladesh spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 35.0% less on healthcare
India spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 91.7% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
Safety
be 20.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In India, road accidents kill 15.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bangladesh, they kill 18.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.6 times more home broadband
India has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bangladesh has 8.1 as of 2024.
live with 91.4% less strain on fresh water
India withdraws 66% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bangladesh withdraws 6% as of 2022.
use 49.0% less electricity
India uses 1,182 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Bangladesh uses 603 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 20.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In India, air pollution causes 83.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bangladesh, it causes 66.0 as of 2019.
emit 66.8% less CO2
India emits 2.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bangladesh emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
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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