Country Report and Technical Report
Region: Asia (South Asia)
Report summary: Bangladesh scored very poorly in the GCPI, with its overall score of 0.96 placing it in the ‘Weak’ band. A key reason for this poor performance is the extremely limited legal framework to protect caregivers. Domestic work is also considered informal employment in Bangladesh, and as such is not covered by labor laws. They consequently lack any legislation that guarantees their labor rights, or access to fair employment processes, or decent working and living conditions.
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0.96/10
| Population (million) | 161.4 |
| GDP (USD, billion) | 324.2 |
| Human Development Index | 0.614 |
| Women’s Labor Force Participation Rate | 36% |
| Percentage of the Informal Economy | 89% |
| Old-age Dependency Ratio | NA |
| Access to Basic Drinking Water* | 97% |
| Access to Electricity* | 85.2% |
| Access to Sanitation Services* | 47% |
| Access to Essential Health Services*† | 48.2% |
Source: World Bank Open Data, Human Development Index, International Labour Organization 2019, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
* Household access
†The WHO defines essential health services as “the average [household] coverage of essential services based on tracer interventions that include reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health; infectious diseases; noncommunicable diseases; and service capacity and access; among the general and the most disadvantaged population”
Data correct as of 2020.
The recommended citation for this report is as follows:
Ayub, Mishael H. and Anju M. Paul. 2022. Bangladesh Country Report. Singapore: Global Care Policy Index. https://globalcarepolicy.commons.yale-nus.edu.sg/country_profile/ bangladesh.
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