Development Ledger · Asia-Pacific
Bangladesh
HDI rank 130 of 193Lower-middle incomeGDI group 4
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.685
+0.288 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.482
29.6% lost to inequality
Life expectancy
74.7 yrs
Expected schooling 12.3 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$8,498
Mean schooling 6.8 yrs
HDI over Time
Bangladesh against its closest income-group peers, 1990–2023.
The Three Dimensions
Each scaled 0 to 1 against UNDP goalposts. The HDI is their geometric mean, so a weak dimension pulls it down more than an average would.
Health0.842
Education0.568
Income0.671
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.46. A child born today will be 46% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
Bangladesh against economies in the same World Bank income group, same region first.
Years Behind
How many years ago the benchmark reached the level this country is at today.