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Bangladesh

At a glance

  • Bangladesh has a population of about 175.7M; its total GDP of $456.3B ranks #36 of 168 countries with data.
  • Its surface area of 147,570 km² is about 74% of the world median of 198,330 km².
  • Renewable electricity share stands out most against the median: 1.5% — rank #156 of 169 countries with data.

Where Bangladesh stands

Population log axis

Population across 169 countries with data: Bangladesh at 175.7M, rank #8, world median 11.5M, logarithmic axis. Median 11.5M Bangladesh · 175.7M

GDP (total) log axis

GDP (total) across 168 countries with data: Bangladesh at $456.3B, rank #36, world median $80.7B, logarithmic axis. Median $80.7B Bangladesh · $456.3B

GDP per capita log axis

GDP per capita across 168 countries with data: Bangladesh at $2,597, rank #125, world median $6,834, logarithmic axis. Median $6,834 Bangladesh · $2,597

Life expectancy

Life expectancy across 169 countries with data: Bangladesh at 74.9 years, rank #75, world median 73.8 years. Median 73.8 years Bangladesh · 74.9 years

Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.

Bangladesh: all 46 metrics vs the world median

Metric Value Trend Rank vs median
Population & land
Population 175.7M (2025) +26% #8 / 169 median 11.5M · 15×
Population growth 1.2% (2025) −21% #77 / 169 median 1.1% · 1.1×
Urban population share 33.2% (2025) +38% #147 / 169 median 63.8% · 52%
Population aged 65+ 6.7% (2025) +88% #91 / 169 median 7.4% · 90%
Fertility rate 2.1 (2024) −32% #82 / 169 median 2.1 · 1.0×
Birth rate 20.0‰ (2024) −30% #65 / 169 median 16.0‰ · 1.3×
Death rate 5.1‰ (2024) −33% #148 / 169 median 7.1‰ · 72%
Net migration -402.1K (2025) #167 / 169 N/A
Surface area 147,570 km² (2023) #96 / 176 median 198,330 km² · 74%
Population density derived 1,191/km² (2025) +26% #1 / 169 median 75.5/km² · 16×
Economy
GDP (total) $456.3B (2025) +734% #36 / 168 median $80.7B · 5.7×
GDP per capita $2,597 (2025) +559% #125 / 168 median $6,834 · 38%
GNI per capita $2,840 (2025) +576% #118 / 168 median $6,350 · 45%
GDP growth (annual) 3.5% (2025) −9% #75 / 168 median 3.1% · 1.1×
Inflation rate 8.8% (2025) +163% #27 / 162 median 3.3% · 2.7×
Unemployment rate 3.8% (2025) −5% #110 / 168 median 5.1% · 74%
Gini index 30.9 (2022) −7% #116 / 153 median 35.3 · 88%
Poverty rate ($2.15/day) 5.9% (2022) −82% #60 / 153 median 2.5% · 2.4×
Trade & industry
Exports share of GDP 11.1% (2025) −10% #153 / 163 median 35.0% · 32%
Imports share of GDP 16.8% (2025) +2% #154 / 163 median 40.2% · 42%
Agriculture share of GDP 11.4% (2025) −45% #60 / 168 median 7.2% · 1.6×
Manufacturing share of GDP 22.4% (2025) +57% #10 / 165 median 11.2% · 2.0×
International tourist arrivals 323K (2019) +56% #129 / 162 median 1.1M · 29%
Tourism receipts $217.9M (2020) +269% #113 / 165 median $705M · 31%
Health & education
Life expectancy 74.9 years (2024) +18% #75 / 169 median 73.8 years · 1.0×
Infant mortality 24.4‰ (2024) −54% #54 / 166 median 13.1‰ · 1.9×
Under-five mortality 30.5‰ (2024) −59% #55 / 166 median 15.8‰ · 1.9×
DPT immunization 97.0% (2024) +17% #22 / 166 median 90.5% · 1.1×
Hospital beds 0.9 per 1,000 (2023) +163% #132 / 167 median 2.0 per 1,000 · 46%
Health spending share of GDP 2.2% (2023) +12% #164 / 165 median 6.5% · 33%
Secondary school enrollment 64.3% (2024) +30% #121 / 167 median 90.5% · 71%
Education spending share of GDP 2.0% (2024) +1% #149 / 165 median 4.1% · 49%
Society & living
Human Development Index 0.685 (2023) +39% #107 / 165 median 0.754 · 91%
Internet users 53.4% (2024) +38080% #122 / 169 median 81.5% · 66%
Mobile subscriptions 108.1 per 100 (2024) +13868% #104 / 169 median 116.4 per 100 · 93%
Fixed broadband 8.1 per 100 (2024) +27288% #95 / 168 median 12.1 per 100 · 67%
Electricity access 99.5% (2024) +163% #92 / 169 median 99.9% · 100%
Environment & security
CO₂ emissions per capita 0.7 t (2024) +189% #126 / 165 median 2.6 t · 27%
CO₂ emissions (total) derived 124 Mt (2024) +262% #36 / 165 median 21.3 Mt · 5.8×
Renewable electricity share 1.5% (2021) −77% #156 / 169 median 34.1% · 4%
Renewable energy consumption 25.0% (2021) −54% #87 / 169 median 26.9% · 93%
Forest area 14.5% (2023) −1% #115 / 169 median 32.4% · 45%
Agricultural land 72.3% (2023) +1% #15 / 169 median 41.7% · 1.7×
Arable land 60.6% (2023) −4% #1 / 168 median 11.0% · 5.5×
PM2.5 exposure 69.3 µg/m³ (2023) +6% #3 / 168 median 19.8 µg/m³ · 3.5×
Military spending 0.9% (2024) −10% #123 / 157 median 1.8% · 52%

Ranks are value-descending and count only the countries that have data for that metric (#1 = highest value); N/A rows occupy no rank.

The median is the unweighted middle value across the countries with data (gold tick) — not a world average. Bars grow with the value: reaching the tick means matching the median, and a full bar means twice the median or more. The median value and this country's multiple are noted under each bar.

Bangladesh's true-shape outline

Bangladesh's border outline from Natural Earth 1:110m boundaries — total surface area 147,570 km².

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Data & method

Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use

Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).

Reference facts (capital, languages, currencies, subregion): mledoze/countries (ODbL).