Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 80.0% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 28.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2024.
live 2.5 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
see 88.8% less spent on your healthcare
Turkey spends $1,769 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bangladesh spends $199 as of 2023.
have 67.7% fewer doctors per person
Turkey has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Bangladesh has 7.2 as of 2023.
have 31.6% less access to essential health services
Turkey scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bangladesh scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
be 55.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.
be 43.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 13.0% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Bangladesh, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2022.
make 86.0% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $18,599 as of 2025, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $2,597 as of 2025.
Life
have 81.7% more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bangladesh, there are 20.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bangladesh, 115.0 women do as of 2023.
be 18.8% less likely to be literate
In Turkey, the literacy rate is 97.3% as of 2021. In Bangladesh, it is 79.0% as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bangladesh, on the other hand, 24.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 40.5% less likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Bangladesh, about 53.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.5% less on education
Turkey spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Bangladesh spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 49.3% less on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 91.9% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
Safety
be 2.9 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Turkey, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bangladesh, they kill 18.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 88.1% less strain on fresh water
Turkey withdraws 48% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bangladesh withdraws 6% as of 2022.
find 65.5% less home broadband
Turkey has 23.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bangladesh has 8.1 as of 2024.
use 83.8% less electricity
Turkey uses 3,731 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Bangladesh uses 603 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 86.6% less CO2
Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bangladesh emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 69.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Turkey, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bangladesh, it causes 66.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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