> Religious Pakistan has almost double the fertility rate of secular Bangladesh, despite similar GDP per capita. I agree with your overall conclusion, but nowa

> Religious Pakistan has almost double the fertility rate of secular Bangladesh, despite similar GDP per capita. I agree with your overall conclusion, but nowadays Bangladesh's GDP per capita is significantly higher than Pakistan's, so that part of your argument no longer holds. And, Bangladesh's economy is now growing significantly faster than Pakistan's (in 2022, 7.1% vs 4.7%), so it seems likely that Bangladesh will keep on pulling ahead.