Quality of Life Comparison


If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Bangladesh, you would:


live 7.4 years longer


be 7.7 times more likely to be obese

In Bangladesh, 3.6% of adults are obese. In United Kingdom, that number is 27.8% of people.


make 10.5 times more money

Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $4,200, while in United Kingdom, the GDP per capita is $44,100.

be 38.3% less likely to be live below the poverty line

In Bangladesh, 24.3% live below the poverty line. In United Kingdom, however, that number is 15.0%.

be 10.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Bangladesh, 4.0% of adults are unemployed. In United Kingdom, that number is 4.4%.

spend 50.0% more on taxes

Bangladesh has a top tax rate of 30.0%. In United Kingdom, the top tax rate is 45.0%.


be 94.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bangladesh, approximately 176.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor. In United Kingdom, 9.0 women do.

be 86.4% less likely to die during infancy


have 35.6% less children

In Bangladesh, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people. In United Kingdom, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people.

Basic Needs

be 66.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Bangladesh, 60% of the population has electricity access. In United Kingdom, 100% of the population do.

be 5.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Bangladesh, approximately 18.2% of the population has internet access. In United Kingdom, about 94.8% do.

be 15.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Bangladesh, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (86% in urban areas, and 87% in rural areas). In United Kingdom, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas).


spend 2.2 times more on education

Bangladesh spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education. United Kingdom spends 5.6% of total GDP on education.

spend 3.2 times more on healthcare

Bangladesh spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare. In United Kingdom, that number is 9.1% of GDP.


see 21.4 times more coastline

Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In United Kingdom, that number is 12,429 km.

United Kingdom: At a glance


How big is United Kingdom compared to Bangladesh? See an in-depth size comparison.

The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh, HM Revenue & Customs.



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