Bangladesh vs India: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Bangladesh
0.1575
in 2023
India
0.1547
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
63rd
India rank
65th
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.1575 against 0.1547 in India, a difference of 0.0028.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was India ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 63rd and India ranks 65th of 195 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2024 | 0.2172 | 0.0149 | India |
| 2020s | 0.1621 | 0.1631 | 0.001 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, Bangladesh or India?
- Bangladesh, at 0.1575 against 0.1547 in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Bangladesh and India?
- 0.0028, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 63rd and India ranks 65th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.