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The life expectancy at birth in Bangladesh is 70.65 while in Turks and Caicos Islands it is 79.55.

Source: CIA World Factbook

The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in Bangladesh is 45.67 while in Turks and Caicos Islands it is 10.97.

Source: CIA World Factbook

Bangladesh has an unemployment rate of 5.00% while Turks and Caicos Islands has 10.00%

Source: CIA World Factbook

The GDP per capita in Bangladesh is $2,100 while in Turks and Caicos Islands it is $29,100

Source: CIA World Factbook

Turks and Caicos Islands consumes 0.8568 gallons of oil per day per capita while Bangladesh consumes 0.0294

Source: CIA World Factbook

The per capita consumption of electricity in Turks and Caicos Islands is 3,790kWh while in Bangladesh it is 233kWh

Source: CIA World Factbook

2.80 in every 100,000 people are murdered annually in Bangladesh compared to 6.60 in Turks and Caicos Islands

Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

The annual number of births per 1,000 people in Bangladesh is 21.61 while in Turks and Caicos Islands it is 16.61.

Source: CIA World Factbook

More Information about Bangladesh

With its 166,280,712 people, Bangladesh is the 8th largest country in the world by population. It is the 95th largest country in the world by area with 143,998 square kilometers.

Muslim conversions and settlement in the region now referred to as Bangladesh began in the 10th century, primarily from Arab and Persian traders and preachers. Europeans began to set up trading posts in the area in the 16th century. Eventually the area known as Bengal, primarily Hindu in the western section and mostly Muslim in the eastern half, became part of British India. Partition in 1947 resulted in an eastern wing of Pakistan in the Muslim-majority area, which became East Pakistan. Calls for greater autonomy and animosity between the eastern and western wings of Pakistan led to a Bengali independence movement. That movement, led by the Awami League (AL) and supported by India, won independence for Bangladesh in a brief war in 1971, during which at least 300,000 civilians died. The post-independence, AL government faced daunting challenges and in 1975 was overthrown by the military, triggering a series of military coups that resulted in a military-backed government and subsequent creation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). That government also ended in a coup in 1981, followed by military-backed rule until democratic elections in 1991. The BNP and AL have alternately held power since then, with the exception of a military-backed, emergency caretaker regime that suspended parliamentary elections planned for January 2007 in an effort to reform the political system and root out corruption. That government returned the country to fully democratic rule in December 2008 with the election of the AL and Prime Minister Sheikh HASINA. In January 2014, the AL won the national election by an overwhelming majority after the BNP boycotted, extending HASINA's term as prime minister. With the help of international development assistance, Bangladesh has made great progress in food security since independence, and the economy has grown at an average of about 6 percent over the last two decades.

Languages spoken: Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English

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