Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 84.8% less likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 31.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bangladesh, that number is 4.4% as of 2017.
Life
be 59.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 18.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Bangladesh, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 14.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 92% 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 44.4% less likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bangladesh, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 61.8% less on education
Nicaragua spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bangladesh spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 70.2% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 36.3% less coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bangladesh: At a glance
How big is Bangladesh compared to Nicaragua? See an in-depth size comparison.