Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 99.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bangladesh, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.
live 8.2 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 79.1% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 87.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 4.4% as of 2017.
pay a 18.9% lower top tax rate
Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Bangladesh, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 46.1% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2020.
be 39.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Bangladesh, however, that number is 24.3% as of 2016.
Life
be 18.1% less likely to be literate
In Namibia, the literacy rate is 91.5% as of 2018. In Bangladesh, it is 74.9% as of 2020.
have 29.3% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 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 45.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 83% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 39.0% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bangladesh, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 86.2% less on education
Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bangladesh spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 70.6% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 63.1% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh, Inland Revenue Department.
Bangladesh: At a glance
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