Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Timor-Leste, 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.
Economy
make 50.0% more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2020.
be 41.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Bangladesh, however, that number is 24.3% as of 2016.
Life
be 21.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 142.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bangladesh, 173.0 women do as of 2017.
have 42.8% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 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 13.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% 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 13.8% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bangladesh, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 80.9% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Bangladesh spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 65.3% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 17.8% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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 Timor-Leste? See an in-depth size comparison.