Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Kyrgyzstan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Bangladesh, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 78.3% less likely to be obese
In Kyrgyzstan, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 38.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Kyrgyzstan, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 4.4% as of 2017.
be 20.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kyrgyzstan, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Bangladesh, however, that number is 24.3% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bangladesh, 173.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.8% less likely to be literate
In Kyrgyzstan, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2018. In Bangladesh, it is 74.9% as of 2020.
be 18.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 25.7 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 17.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Bangladesh, 83% of the population do as of 2019.
be 54.5% less likely to have internet access
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Bangladesh, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 75.9% less on education
Kyrgyzstan spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bangladesh spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 44.4% less on healthcare
Kyrgyzstan spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bangladesh: At a glance
How big is Bangladesh compared to Kyrgyzstan? See an in-depth size comparison.