Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Tuvalu, you would:
Health
live 6.3 years longer
In Tuvalu, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 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 93.0% less likely to be obese
In Tuvalu, 51.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
Life
have 22.1% fewer children
In Tuvalu, there are approximately 22.7 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 17.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tuvalu, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Bangladesh, that number is 83% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 49.0% less likely to have internet access
In Tuvalu, approximately 49.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Bangladesh, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 89.6% less on healthcare
Tuvalu spends 24.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 24.2 times more coastline
Tuvalu has a total of 24 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 Tuvalu? See an in-depth size comparison.