Bangladesh
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Identity
Formal name: People's Republic of Bangladesh.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Bangladesh has more people than Russia despite having a tiny fraction of Russia's land area.
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Bangladesh vs Bhutan
109 shared metrics.
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Bhutan
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Kingdom of Bhutan.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Bhutan is often described as carbon-negative because its forests absorb more greenhouse gases than the country emits.
Analysis
Bangladesh leads in 64 of 109 shared metrics, while Bhutan leads in 45.
Bangladesh's Irrigated Land is 260.5x that of Bhutan (83.7K km² vs 320 km²).
Bangladesh's Population is 194.3x that of Bhutan (174.37M vs 892.9K).
Bangladesh's GDP (Nominal) is 148.4x that of Bhutan ($450,119,432,068.85 vs $3,012,896,789.25).
Bangladesh's Water Withdrawal is 105.2x that of Bhutan (35.87 B m³ vs 0.34 B m³).
Bangladesh's Water Stress (%) is 77.9x that of Bhutan (34.16% vs 0.43%).
Key Comparisons
Irrigated LandBangladesh leads
Bangladesh
83.7K km²
Bhutan
320 km²
PopulationBangladesh leads
Bangladesh
174.37M
Bhutan
892.9K
GDP (Nominal)Bangladesh leads
Bangladesh
$450,119,432,068.85
Bhutan
$3,012,896,789.25
Water WithdrawalBangladesh leads
Bangladesh
35.87 B m³
Bhutan
0.34 B m³
Water Stress (%)Bangladesh leads
Bangladesh
34.16%
Bhutan
0.43%
Total CO2 EmissionsBangladesh leads
Bangladesh
124.19 Mt CO2e
Bhutan
1.6 Mt CO2e
All Metrics
Irrigated Land
BangladeshBangladesh
83.7K km²
Bhutan
320 km²
26053% higher
Population
BangladeshBangladesh
174.37M
Bhutan
892.9K
19429% higher
GDP (Nominal)
BangladeshBangladesh
$450,119,432,068.85
Bhutan
$3,012,896,789.25
14840% higher
Water Withdrawal
BangladeshBangladesh
35.87 B m³
Bhutan
0.34 B m³
10516% higher
Water Stress (%)
BangladeshBangladesh
34.16%
Bhutan
0.43%
7786% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
BangladeshBangladesh
124.19 Mt CO2e
Bhutan
1.6 Mt CO2e
7701% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
BangladeshBangladesh
22.99% of firms
Bhutan
0.30% of firms
7535% higher
Population Density
BangladeshBangladesh
1.3K /km²
Bhutan
20.62 /km²
6298% higher
Scientific Publications
BangladeshBangladesh
7.1K
Bhutan
115.3
6020% higher
Foreign Patents
BangladeshBangladesh
373
Bhutan
7.0
5229% higher
Air Passengers
BangladeshBangladesh
6.63M
Bhutan
189.9K
3391% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
BangladeshBangladesh
696.13 gCO2/kWh
Bhutan
23.64 gCO2/kWh
2845% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
BangladeshBangladesh
30.68% of firms
Bhutan
1.8% of firms
1630% higher
Electricity Generation
BangladeshBangladesh
113.86 TWh
Bhutan
11.16 TWh
920% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
BangladeshBangladesh
22.70M kW
Bhutan
2.34M kW
868% higher
Broadband Access (%)
BangladeshBangladesh
8.0 per 100 people
Bhutan
1.0 per 100 people
700% higher
Teen Birth Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
73.18 per 1k
Bhutan
9.4 per 1k
681% higher
Credit Card Ownership
BangladeshBangladesh
1.7% of adults
Bhutan
0.27% of adults
534% higher
Political Corruption Index
BangladeshBangladesh
0.78
Bhutan
0.15
427% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
BangladeshBangladesh
72.31%
Bhutan
13.82%
423% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
BangladeshBangladesh
20.86%
Bhutan
4.3%
390% higher
Airports
BangladeshBangladesh
17
Bhutan
4.0
325% higher
Land Border Length
BangladeshBangladesh
4.4K km
Bhutan
1.1K km
288% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
BangladeshBangladesh
71.35% of firms
Bhutan
18.57% of firms
284% higher
Inflation Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
10.5%
Bhutan
2.8%
275% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
BangladeshBangladesh
26.27 kg/person/yr
Bhutan
7.3 kg/person/yr
259% higher
Land Area
BangladeshBangladesh
130.0K km²
Bhutan
38.1K km²
241% higher
Tourism Revenue
BangladeshBangladesh
$217,899,993.9
Bhutan
$84,000,000
159% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
BangladeshBangladesh
20.31% of adults
Bhutan
9.9% of adults
105% higher
Food Waste per Person
BangladeshBangladesh
124.54 kg/person/yr
Bhutan
61.29 kg/person/yr
103% higher
Capital Elevation
BhutanBangladesh
4.0 m
Bhutan
2.3K m
100% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
BhutanBangladesh
0.00 per 100k people
Bhutan
1.6 per 100k people
100% lower
Digital Payments Used
BangladeshBangladesh
33.95% of adults
Bhutan
17.23% of adults
97% higher
Protected Land (%)
BhutanBangladesh
4.2%
Bhutan
51.6%
92% lower
Highest Elevation
BhutanBangladesh
1.1K m
Bhutan
7.6K m
86% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
BhutanBangladesh
17.91 per 1k people
Bhutan
115.31 per 1k people
84% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
BhutanBangladesh
3.6% of firms
Bhutan
21.42% of firms
83% lower
University Enrollment Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
23.73%
Bhutan
13.01%
82% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
BhutanBangladesh
14.49%
Bhutan
71.61%
80% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
BangladeshBangladesh
42.38 µg/m³
Bhutan
23.95 µg/m³
77% higher
Smoking Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
32.9%
Bhutan
18.7%
76% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
BhutanBangladesh
0.12
Bhutan
0.46
75% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
BhutanBangladesh
25%
Bhutan
82.5%
70% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
BhutanBangladesh
13.56 per 100k
Bhutan
45.21 per 100k
70% lower
Nurses & Midwives
BhutanBangladesh
0.61 per 1k
Bhutan
2.0 per 1k
70% lower
CO2 Per Capita
BhutanBangladesh
0.62 t/person/yr
Bhutan
2.1 t/person/yr
70% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
BhutanBangladesh
33.3% of GDP
Bhutan
111% of GDP
70% lower
Imports (% GDP)
BhutanBangladesh
16.32% of GDP
Bhutan
53.35% of GDP
69% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
BhutanBangladesh
24 pts
Bhutan
71 pts
66% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
BhutanBangladesh
0.20
Bhutan
0.57
66% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
BhutanBangladesh
2.0% of GDP
Bhutan
5.8% of GDP
65% lower
Unemployment Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
4.7%
Bhutan
2.9%
64% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
BangladeshBangladesh
32% of adults
Bhutan
19.6% of adults
63% higher
Exports (% GDP)
BhutanBangladesh
10.46% of GDP
Bhutan
28.39% of GDP
63% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
BhutanBangladesh
$61.09
Bhutan
$154.49
60% lower
Beer Consumption
BhutanBangladesh
0.01 L/person/yr
Bhutan
0.02 L/person/yr
59% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
BhutanBangladesh
0.90 per 1k
Bhutan
2.2 per 1k
59% lower
Obesity Rate
BhutanBangladesh
5.3%
Bhutan
11.98%
56% lower
Women in Senior Management
BhutanBangladesh
7.2% of managers
Bhutan
15.5% of managers
53% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
18.6 per 100k
Bhutan
12.2 per 100k
52% higher
Time Zones Count
BangladeshBangladesh
3.0 time zones
Bhutan
2.0 time zones
50% higher
Internet Users (%)
BhutanBangladesh
45%
Bhutan
88%
49% lower
Alcohol Consumption
BhutanBangladesh
0.09 L/adult/yr
Bhutan
0.18 L/adult/yr
49% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
BhutanBangladesh
9.4% of youth labor force
Bhutan
17.05% of youth labor force
45% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
BhutanBangladesh
2.4% of GDP
Bhutan
4.4% of GDP
45% lower
Suicide Rate
BhutanBangladesh
2.8 per 100k
Bhutan
4.9 per 100k
43% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
BhutanBangladesh
$9,646.77
Bhutan
$16,215.15
41% lower
Dependency Ratio
BangladeshBangladesh
52.64% of working-age pop.
Bhutan
37.75% of working-age pop.
39% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
BhutanBangladesh
7.6% of GDP
Bhutan
12.28% of GDP
38% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
BangladeshBangladesh
95.65% of adults
Bhutan
69.56% of adults
38% higher
Youth Population (%)
BangladeshBangladesh
27.99%
Bhutan
20.91%
34% higher
Child Mortality
BangladeshBangladesh
30.6 per 1k births
Bhutan
23.1 per 1k births
32% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
BhutanBangladesh
28.8% of adults
Bhutan
42.2% of adults
32% lower
Infant Mortality
BangladeshBangladesh
24.4 per 1k births
Bhutan
18.5 per 1k births
32% higher
Forest Area
BhutanBangladesh
18.8K km²
Bhutan
27.3K km²
31% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
BangladeshBangladesh
0.72 per 1k
Bhutan
0.55 per 1k
31% higher
Birth Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
19.45 per 1k
Bhutan
15.05 per 1k
29% higher
Fertility Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
2.3 children/woman
Bhutan
1.8 children/woman
29% higher
GNI Per Capita
BhutanBangladesh
$2,820
Bhutan
$3,730
24% lower
Urban Population (%)
BhutanBangladesh
32.68%
Bhutan
42.56%
23% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
BhutanBangladesh
0.53
Bhutan
0.68
23% lower
Adult Literacy Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
79%
Bhutan
64.91%
22% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
BhutanBangladesh
67.62%
Bhutan
86.84%
22% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
BhutanBangladesh
0.54
Bhutan
0.68
20% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
BhutanBangladesh
46.73 hrs/week
Bhutan
54.42 hrs/week
14% lower
Median Age
BhutanBangladesh
25.3 years
Bhutan
29.4 years
14% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
BhutanBangladesh
0.34% of GDP
Bhutan
0.40% of GDP
14% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
BangladeshBangladesh
10 days/yr
Bhutan
9.0 days/yr
11% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
BhutanBangladesh
59.13%
Bhutan
65.59%
10% lower
GDP Growth Rate
BhutanBangladesh
4.2%
Bhutan
4.6%
9% lower
Inequality (Gini)
BangladeshBangladesh
30.9
Bhutan
28.5
8% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
BangladeshBangladesh
108 per 100 people
Bhutan
100 per 100 people
8% higher
Death Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
6.0 per 1k
Bhutan
5.8 per 1k
5% higher
Human Development Index
BhutanBangladesh
0.69
Bhutan
0.70
2% lower
Life Expectancy
BangladeshBangladesh
74.7 years
Bhutan
73.0 years
2% higher
Spirits Consumption
BangladeshBangladesh
0.07 L/person/yr
Bhutan
0 L/person/yr
ranked higher
Coastline Length
BangladeshBangladesh
580 km
Bhutan
0 km
ranked higher
Coal Electricity Share
BangladeshBangladesh
21.51%
Bhutan
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
BangladeshBangladesh
0%
Bhutan
0%
ranked higher
Solar Electricity Share
BangladeshBangladesh
1.5%
Bhutan
0%
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
BhutanBangladesh
99.5%
Bhutan
100%
equal
Elderly Population (%)
BangladeshBangladesh
6.5%
Bhutan
6.5%
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
BangladeshBangladesh
0.01 per 1M people
Bhutan
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
BhutanBangladesh
0 m
Bhutan
97 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
BangladeshBangladesh
1.0
Bhutan
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
BangladeshBangladesh
0% of GDP
Bhutan
-18.9% of GDP
ranked higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
BangladeshBangladesh
3.0 sites
Bhutan
0 sites
ranked higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
BangladeshBangladesh
0 per 1M people
Bhutan
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Border Neighbors
BangladeshBangladesh
2.0
Bhutan
2.0
equal
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