Life Simulator

Bangladesh: what if you were born here?

Every year 3,489,953 babies are born here — 3.8% of the births across the game’s 30 countries.

75 yearsLife expectancy
49%Lived to 80
Be born hereBe born anywhere, by real birth odds

1,000 lives born here, lived by the game

Each life starts from this country’s births and makes the choices most people make. Shares of adults are of the lives that reached 30. Next to each figure: the same for babies born anywhere in the game’s 30 countries.

Average lifespan74.5 years30 countries 71.4 years
Lived to 8049.3%30 countries 40.5%
Ever married94.6%30 countries 93.2%
Children, on average2.1930 countries 2.54
Went to university21.9%30 countries 31.4%
Rose far above their start4.9%30 countries 7.4%
Moved abroad5%30 countries 2.3%

How these lives ended — the most common

  1. Ischaemic heart disease16.9%
  2. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease13.9%
  3. Stroke12.5%
  4. Other cardiovascular diseases9.8%
  5. Other noncommunicable diseases6.4%

The most common work

  1. Farming42.3%
  2. Driving8.5%
  3. Teaching7.2%
  4. Making trades6.8%
  5. Retail4.2%

Official statistics

YearSource
Life expectancy at birth, women76.7 years2024World Bank WDI
Life expectancy at birth, men73.3 years2024World Bank WDI
Infant deaths per 1,000 births24.42024World Bank WDI
Deaths before 5 per 1,000 births30.52024World Bank WDI
Births per woman2.142024World Bank WDI
Income per person (GDP, PPP)$10,1542025World Bank WDI
Inequality (Gini index)30.92022World Bank WDI
Expected years of schooling12.3 years2023UNDP Human Development Report 2025 via Our World in Data
Living in cities33.2%2025World Bank WDI
Using the internet53.4%2024World Bank WDI
Life satisfaction (0–10)4.322025World Happiness Report
Military serviceNot compulsory2024CIA World Factbook 2024 reproduced by Theodora.com

Other countries

One life at a time, by real numbers

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