Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 3.3 years longer
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 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 83.7% less likely to be obese
In Jamaica, 35.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2024.
have 57.0% more doctors per person
Jamaica has 4.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Bangladesh has 7.2 as of 2023.
see 77.1% less spent on your healthcare
Jamaica spends $869 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bangladesh spends $199 as of 2023.
have 29.7% less access to essential health services
Jamaica scores 74 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bangladesh scores 52 as of 2021.
be 66.3% more likely to die by suicide
Jamaica has a suicide rate of 1.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bangladesh, it is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 14.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jamaica, 7.8% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Bangladesh, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2022.
make 67.5% less money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,003 as of 2025, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $2,597 as of 2025.
Life
have 74.6% more children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bangladesh, there are 20.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 48.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Jamaica, approximately 16.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bangladesh, on the other hand, 24.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Jamaica, approximately 88% of people have access to drinking water (90% in urban areas, and 84% 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 40.7% less likely to have internet access
In Jamaica, approximately 90.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bangladesh, about 53.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 63.2% less on education
Jamaica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Bangladesh spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 71.4% less on healthcare
Jamaica spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 43.2% less coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
Infrastructure
live with 53.8% less strain on fresh water
Jamaica withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bangladesh withdraws 6% as of 2022.
find 49.4% less home broadband
Jamaica has 16.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bangladesh has 8.1 as of 2024.
use 50.0% less electricity
Jamaica uses 1,205 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Bangladesh uses 603 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 74.6% less CO2
Jamaica emits 2.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bangladesh emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Jamaica, air pollution causes 22.0 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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