> The median income for Bangladeshi Americans is around the same as for Hispanics. It’s that way for the same reason—both are relatively recent immigrants from

> The median income for Bangladeshi Americans is around the same as for Hispanics. It’s that way for the same reason—both are relatively recent immigrants from relatively poor countries. But Bangladeshis are treated as privileged because Indians and Pakistanis are rich. I'm wondering how much longer that's going to be true. If we look, not at Bangladeshi Americans, but at Bangladeshis in Bangladesh - on most economic and developmental measures (GDP per capita, poverty, life expectancy) Bangladesh is now equalling or beating India, and both are leaving Pakistan way behind. In 2022, Bangladesh's GDP per capita (nominal) was US$2688, versus US$2411 for India and US$1589 for Pakistan. [0] In 2018, Bangladesh's life expectancy at birth was 73, India's was 71, Pakistan's was only 66. [1] The most recent figures for adult literacy have Bangladesh at 75% (2020), India at 76% (2022), Pakistan at 58% (2019). [2] [0] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?locations=BD-IN-PK https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?location... [1] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?locations=BD-IN-PK https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?location... [2] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.LITR.ZS?locations=BD-IN-PK https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.LITR.ZS?location...