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Bangladesh’s Urban Space Today: Implications for the Growth Agenda
Share of population living in urban extents (percent)
Figure 2.3 Urbanization and per Capita Income, by Region, 2000 100
80
60
40
20
0 0
2.5
5
7.5
10
12.5
Per capita GNI (dollars) Africa
South Asia
Bangladesh
East Asia and the Pacific
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Middle East and North Africa
Latin America and the Caribbean
Source: Based on data from Center for International Earth Science Information Network 2004; World Bank 2011c. Note: GNI = gross national income. GNI was calculated using the Atlas method. Urbanization is proxied by a globally comparable measure, defined as the percentage of the population living in urban extents (places dominated by built environment), as identified from satellite images of night-time lights.
Figure 2.4 Composition of GDP in Bangladesh, 1990–2010 a. By sector
b. By region
100
100 30
26
20
Percentage of GDP
80
80
37 50
40
60
60
60 50
49
50 40 63
20
50
20 21
26
30
0
40
0 1990 2000 2010 Agriculture Manufacturing Services
1990
2000 2010 Urban Rural
Source: Based on data from World Bank 2011c; UNICEF 2010. Note: GDP = gross domestic product.
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