Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years longer
In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 83.1% less likely to be obese
In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 17.1% more money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2020.
be 34.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Bangladesh, however, that number is 24.3% as of 2016.
pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate
Papua New Guinea has a top tax rate of 42.0% as of 2016. In Bangladesh, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
be 76.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bangladesh, that number is 4.4% as of 2017.
Life
be 16.7% more likely to be literate
In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 64.2% as of 2015. In Bangladesh, it is 74.9% as of 2020.
be 19.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bangladesh, 173.0 women do as of 2017.
have 39.1% fewer children
In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 29.0 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 40.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Bangladesh, that number is 83% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Bangladesh, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access (86% in urban areas, and 42% 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.
Expenditures
spend 31.6% less on education
Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Bangladesh spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 88.7% less coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: At a glance
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