Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
Health
be 93.2% less likely to be obese
In Marshall Islands, 52.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 20.0% more money
Marshall Islands has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2019, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2020.
be 87.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Marshall Islands, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2006. In Bangladesh, that number is 4.4% as of 2017.
Life
be 23.8% less likely to be literate
In Marshall Islands, the literacy rate is 98.3% as of 2011. In Bangladesh, it is 74.9% as of 2020.
be 40.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Marshall Islands, approximately 21.7 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.
have 22.4% fewer children
In Marshall Islands, there are approximately 22.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Bangladesh, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Marshall Islands, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Bangladesh, that number is 83% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 35.9% less likely to have internet access
In Marshall Islands, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Bangladesh, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 86.5% less on education
Marshall Islands spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bangladesh spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 84.7% less on healthcare
Marshall Islands spends 16.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 56.6% more coastline
Marshall Islands has a total of 370 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 Marshall Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.