It does not matter. You are supposed to manage a bigger country with supposedly a better and far more qualified team chosen from the larger population, which is not the case now in India unfortunately.
Despite having three times the population density, Bangladesh remains a far better managed entity.
- Annual population growth rate in Bangladesh is lower (1.02%) vs. 1.14% in India.
- Life Expectancy at Birth is far better in Bangladesh for both males and females (73.7 years) vs. 69.1 years in India.
- Total fertility rate (number of children born to each woman) in Bangladesh is way lower (2.15 children) vs 2.4 children in India.
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) - Bangladesh is 63%, India 54% (2016, latest available from India).
- Despite spending 3.8% of GDP for education (vs. 1.5% of GDP in Bangladesh) - Indian rate of literacy is not dramatically better.
- Real GDP growth rate is way better in Bangladesh (7.4% vs. 6.8% in India).
- GDP per capita nominal is better than India ($2503) vs. $2277 for India (2021).
- COVID-19 cases per 1 million inhabitants was far lower in Bangladesh than India (11,702 vs. 30,851). Covid was far better managed in Bangladesh than Indian clusterf*ck situation with millions dying (uncremated dead bodies floating on the Ganges) and major vaccine maker (serum institute) not delivering PAID VACCINE SHIPMENTS TO Bangladesh within delivery time period. If you could not deliver - then why did you take the millions of dollars in work orders - ingrates? The Chinese finally delivered as usual. Thanks to China for coming through, they always do.
So - yes if India fares worse than Bangladesh, which itself is a third world country 1/8th of India's physical size and economy, then what do you call India - a fourth world country? Wouldn't be far off the mark.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) - Bangladesh, India from The World Bank: Data
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Life expectancy at birth, total (years) - Bangladesh, India from The World Bank: Data
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