Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
be 83.3% less likely to be obese
In Serbia, 21.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 68.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bangladesh, that number is 4.4% as of 2017.
make 73.6% less money
Serbia has a GDP per capita of $18,200 as of 2020, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2020.
pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate
Serbia has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2017. In Bangladesh, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 98.3% more children
In Serbia, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bangladesh, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 14.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Serbia, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bangladesh, 173.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.7% less likely to be literate
In Serbia, the literacy rate is 99.5% as of 2019. In Bangladesh, it is 74.9% as of 2020.
be 6.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 4.8 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 Serbia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Bangladesh, 83% of the population do as of 2019.
be 67.9% less likely to have internet access
In Serbia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bangladesh, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 63.9% less on education
Serbia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bangladesh spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 71.3% less on healthcare
Serbia spends 8.7% 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, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: At a glance
How big is Bangladesh compared to Serbia? See an in-depth size comparison.