Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 85.9% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 36.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Bangladesh, that number is 4.4% as of 2017.
be 26.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Bangladesh, however, that number is 24.3% as of 2016.
pay a 11.8% lower top tax rate
Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Bangladesh, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 37.7% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 38.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 125.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bangladesh, 173.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.9% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.1% as of 2016. In Bangladesh, it is 74.9% as of 2020.
be 71.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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 16.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Venezuela, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 83% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 65.3% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Bangladesh, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 53.7% less on healthcare
Venezuela spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 79.3% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: At a glance
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