 Pakistan and Bangladesh are South

Asian Islamic Countries

 They were once part of British Raj of India

 In 1971
› Pakistan = West Pakistan
› Bangladesh = East Pakistan
 Bangladesh “ Symbol of Suffering “
› Bengal Famine of 1943
 “Growth without Development”
› Income
› Growth
 “International basket case”
 Pakistan
› 2.2% per year (1950 to 2000)
› Growth fell to 3% (2008 to 2009)

 Bangladesh
› Growth rate 4%
 Bangladesh Pakistan

Adult literacy rate – Female

49.8 ranked 95th, 25% more 39.97 ranked 103rd

than Pakistan
Adult literacy rate Total

55 ranked 99th, 2% more than 53.7 ranked 103rd

Pakistan
Average years of schooling– adults

2.6 ranked 88th 3.9 ranked 75th , 50% more

than Bangladesh
Bangladesh Pakistan

2017 72% 2017 60%

2018 82% 2018 58%

Female 75% Female 45%

Male 69% Male 71%

 Bangladesh Pakistan

Fertility fell in 2.2 (2011) Fertility has fallen only 3.3 (2011)

Today Bangladesh has a Today Pakistan has a population of

population of 125.7 million people 146.5 million people and is growing
rapidly

One of the top ten populous

countries in the world

It is estimated that in the year 2025 It is estimated that in the year 2025
the population will be just over 200 the population will be about 275
million people. million.
 Internet Users

Bangladesh Pakistan

49% 21%

* 8th most populated Nation *5th most populated Nation

* top 10 most internet using nation * Not in the top 20 most internet
using nation
 Bangladesh Pakistan

Export 36B$ Export 24B$

Import 43B$ Import 55B$

Deficit gap 7B$ Deficit gap 31B$

 According to Social Watch Report (2004
 In Bangladesh, 83% female to male
literacy ratio which is significantly higher
than Pakistan
 More girls are enrolled than boys in
Bangladesh, while in Pakistan the
enrollment level of girls is less than three
quarters of boys.
 Politics in Pakistan was less inclusive in terms
of opportunities for intermediate (middle-
and lower-middle-) class political
entrepreneurs.

 Dominance of military aid to Pakistan

exacerbated the problem by allowing the
top leadership to continue to rule without
sharing much power with the classes.

 Slowed down the growth of a broad-based

manufacturing sector
 Bangladesh are allowed in intermediate-
class political entrepreneurs to improve
their access to resources and created
opportunities for many of them to enter
productive manufacturing activities such
as the garments industry.