Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 58.1% less likely to be obese
In Pakistan, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 26.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Pakistan, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bangladesh, that number is 4.4% as of 2017.
pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate
Pakistan 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 29.1% more likely to be literate
In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In Bangladesh, it is 74.9% as of 2020.
be 43.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Pakistan, approximately 54.0 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.
be 23.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Pakistan, approximately 140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bangladesh, 173.0 women do as of 2017.
have 33.2% fewer children
In Pakistan, there are approximately 26.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bangladesh, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 48.0% less on education
Pakistan spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bangladesh spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 26.5% less on healthcare
Pakistan spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 44.6% less coastline
Pakistan has a total of 1,046 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: At a glance
How big is Bangladesh compared to Pakistan? See an in-depth size comparison.