Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of India, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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
be 48.2% less likely to be unemployed
In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bangladesh, that number is 4.4% as of 2017.
pay a 15.6% lower top tax rate
India has a top tax rate of 35.5% as of 2016. In Bangladesh, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 21.3% less money
India has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2020.
be 11.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Bangladesh, however, that number is 24.3% as of 2016.
Life
be 19.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bangladesh, 173.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 16.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In India, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% 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 41.9% less likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bangladesh, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 62.9% less on education
India spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Bangladesh spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 16.7% less on healthcare
India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 91.7% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
Bangladesh: At a glance
How big is Bangladesh compared to India? See an in-depth size comparison.