Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 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 94.1% less likely to be obese
In Nauru, 61.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 80.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Nauru, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Bangladesh, that number is 4.4% as of 2017.
make 64.4% less money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $13,500 as of 2019, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.8 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 16.2% fewer children
In Nauru, there are approximately 21.1 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 16.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nauru, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% 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 56.1% less likely to have internet access
In Nauru, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Bangladesh, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 74.5% less on healthcare
Nauru spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 19.3 times more coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 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 Nauru? See an in-depth size comparison.