Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 89.9% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
live 1.3 years less
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Bangladesh, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 77.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 4.4% as of 2017.
make 51.0% less money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2020, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2020.
be 54.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Bangladesh, however, that number is 24.3% as of 2016.
pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate
Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Bangladesh, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bangladesh, 173.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.7% less likely to be literate
In Jordan, the literacy rate is 98.2% as of 2018. In Bangladesh, it is 74.9% as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 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.
have 21.7% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bangladesh, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Jordan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Bangladesh, 83% of the population do as of 2019.
be 62.7% less likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Bangladesh, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 56.7% less on education
Jordan spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bangladesh spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 67.1% less on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 22.3 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: At a glance
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