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 India
123 shared metrics.
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India
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of India.
CIA 2026
Analysis
India leads in 88 of 123 shared metrics, while Bangladesh leads in 35.
Bangladesh's Teen Birth Rate is 4.2x that of India (73.18 per 1k vs 14.06 per 1k).
Bangladesh's Firms Hit by Power Outages is 2.6x that of India (71.35% of firms vs 19.91% of firms).
Bangladesh's Seafood Consumption per Person is 2.3x that of India (26.27 kg/person/yr vs 7.9 kg/person/yr).
Bangladesh's Broadband Access (%) is 1.9x that of India (8.0 per 100 people vs 2.7 per 100 people).
Bangladesh's Population Density is 1.7x that of India (1.3K /km² vs 483.68 /km²).
Key Comparisons
Teen Birth RateBangladesh leads
Bangladesh
73.18 per 1k
India
14.06 per 1k
Firms Hit by Power OutagesBangladesh leads
Bangladesh
71.35% of firms
India
19.91% of firms
Seafood Consumption per PersonBangladesh leads
Bangladesh
26.27 kg/person/yr
India
7.9 kg/person/yr
Broadband Access (%)Bangladesh leads
Bangladesh
8.0 per 100 people
India
2.7 per 100 people
Population DensityBangladesh leads
Bangladesh
1.3K /km²
India
483.68 /km²
Inflation RateBangladesh leads
Bangladesh
10.5%
India
5.0%
All Metrics
Teen Birth Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
73.18 per 1k
India
14.06 per 1k
420% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
BangladeshBangladesh
71.35% of firms
India
19.91% of firms
258% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
BangladeshBangladesh
26.27 kg/person/yr
India
7.9 kg/person/yr
233% higher
Broadband Access (%)
BangladeshBangladesh
8.0 per 100 people
India
2.7 per 100 people
191% higher
Population Density
BangladeshBangladesh
1.3K /km²
India
483.68 /km²
173% higher
Inflation Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
10.5%
India
5.0%
110% higher
Domestic Patents
IndiaBangladesh
74
India
26.3K
100% lower
Foreign Patents
IndiaBangladesh
373
India
35.3K
99% lower
Tourism Revenue
IndiaBangladesh
$217,899,993.9
India
$13,413,000,000
98% lower
Alcohol Consumption
IndiaBangladesh
0.09 L/adult/yr
India
4.1 L/adult/yr
98% lower
Capital Elevation
IndiaBangladesh
4.0 m
India
216 m
98% lower
Spirits Consumption
IndiaBangladesh
0.07 L/person/yr
India
2.3 L/person/yr
97% lower
Forest Area
IndiaBangladesh
18.8K km²
India
729.6K km²
97% lower
Scientific Publications
IndiaBangladesh
7.1K
India
207.4K
97% lower
Railway Length
IndiaBangladesh
2.5K km
India
65.6K km
96% lower
Air Passengers
IndiaBangladesh
6.63M
India
180.42M
96% lower
Land Area
IndiaBangladesh
130.0K km²
India
2.97M km²
96% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
IndiaBangladesh
124.19 Mt CO2e
India
3.2K Mt CO2e
96% lower
Beer Consumption
IndiaBangladesh
0.01 L/person/yr
India
0.13 L/person/yr
95% lower
Airports
IndiaBangladesh
17
India
318
95% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
IndiaBangladesh
22.70M kW
India
499.14M kW
95% lower
Water Withdrawal
IndiaBangladesh
35.87 B m³
India
647.5 B m³
94% lower
Electricity Generation
IndiaBangladesh
113.86 TWh
India
2.1K TWh
94% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
IndiaBangladesh
227.0K
India
3.07M
93% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
IndiaBangladesh
3.0 sites
India
44 sites
93% lower
Coastline Length
IndiaBangladesh
580 km
India
7.0K km
92% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
IndiaBangladesh
0.00 per 100k people
India
0.03 per 100k people
91% lower
Irrigated Land
IndiaBangladesh
83.7K km²
India
754.6K km²
89% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
IndiaBangladesh
17.91 per 1k people
India
158.15 per 1k people
89% lower
Population
IndiaBangladesh
174.37M
India
1.42B
88% lower
GDP (Nominal)
IndiaBangladesh
$450,119,432,068.85
India
$3,909,891,533,858.08
88% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
IndiaBangladesh
1.1%
India
9.1%
88% lower
Highest Elevation
IndiaBangladesh
1.1K m
India
8.6K m
88% lower
Solar Electricity Share
IndiaBangladesh
1.5%
India
9.4%
84% lower
Shipping Traffic
IndiaBangladesh
3.20M
India
19.72M
84% lower
Suicide Rate
IndiaBangladesh
2.8 per 100k
India
12.56 per 100k
78% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
IndiaBangladesh
21.91 kg/person/yr
India
84.5 kg/person/yr
74% lower
CO2 Per Capita
IndiaBangladesh
0.62 t/person/yr
India
2.2 t/person/yr
72% lower
Coal Electricity Share
IndiaBangladesh
21.51%
India
70.82%
70% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
IndiaBangladesh
558
India
1.9K
70% lower
Land Border Length
IndiaBangladesh
4.4K km
India
13.9K km
68% lower
Border Neighbors
IndiaBangladesh
2.0
India
6.0
67% lower
Nurses & Midwives
IndiaBangladesh
0.61 per 1k
India
1.7 per 1k
65% lower
Credit Card Ownership
IndiaBangladesh
1.7% of adults
India
4.6% of adults
63% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
IndiaBangladesh
297.12 kg oil eq/person
India
754.18 kg oil eq/person
61% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
IndiaBangladesh
10 days/yr
India
25 days/yr
60% lower
Military Spending
IndiaBangladesh
0.94% of GDP
India
2.3% of GDP
59% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
IndiaBangladesh
20.31% of adults
India
49.42% of adults
59% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
IndiaBangladesh
0.12
India
0.26
55% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
BangladeshBangladesh
20.86%
India
13.65%
53% higher
Exports (% GDP)
IndiaBangladesh
10.46% of GDP
India
21.16% of GDP
51% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
IndiaBangladesh
0.34% of GDP
India
0.69% of GDP
51% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
IndiaBangladesh
2.0% of GDP
India
4.1% of GDP
50% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
BangladeshBangladesh
0.01 per 1M people
India
0.00 per 1M people
50% higher
Official Languages Count
IndiaBangladesh
1.0
India
2.0
50% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
IndiaBangladesh
602.67 kWh/person
India
1.2K kWh/person
49% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
IndiaBangladesh
0.20
India
0.38
48% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
IndiaBangladesh
3.6% of firms
India
6.8% of firms
48% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
IndiaBangladesh
13.56 per 100k
India
24.96 per 100k
46% lower
Protected Land (%)
IndiaBangladesh
4.2%
India
7.7%
45% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
IndiaBangladesh
0.90 per 1k
India
1.6 per 1k
44% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
IndiaBangladesh
14.49%
India
24.54%
41% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
IndiaBangladesh
9.4% of youth labor force
India
16.02% of youth labor force
41% lower
Women in Senior Management
IndiaBangladesh
7.2% of managers
India
11.92% of managers
39% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
IndiaBangladesh
24 pts
India
39 pts
38% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
BangladeshBangladesh
108 per 100 people
India
79 per 100 people
37% higher
Smoking Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
32.9%
India
24.3%
35% higher
GDP Growth Rate
IndiaBangladesh
4.2%
India
6.5%
35% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
IndiaBangladesh
4.0 kg/person/yr
India
6.1 kg/person/yr
34% lower
University Enrollment Rate
IndiaBangladesh
23.73%
India
34.42%
31% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
BangladeshBangladesh
32% of adults
India
24.4% of adults
31% higher
Imports (% GDP)
IndiaBangladesh
16.32% of GDP
India
23.49% of GDP
31% lower
Death Rate
IndiaBangladesh
6.0 per 1k
India
8.7 per 1k
30% lower
Digital Payments Used
IndiaBangladesh
33.95% of adults
India
48.46% of adults
30% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
IndiaBangladesh
25%
India
34.9%
28% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
IndiaBangladesh
33.3% of GDP
India
46.5% of GDP
28% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
IndiaBangladesh
2.4% of GDP
India
3.3% of GDP
28% lower
Food Waste per Person
BangladeshBangladesh
124.54 kg/person/yr
India
97.34 kg/person/yr
28% higher
Obesity Rate
IndiaBangladesh
5.3%
India
7.2%
27% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
18.6 per 100k
India
14.6 per 100k
27% higher
Water Stress (%)
IndiaBangladesh
34.16%
India
44.78%
24% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
IndiaBangladesh
59.13%
India
76.44%
23% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
IndiaBangladesh
$61.09
India
$79.52
23% lower
Birth Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
19.45 per 1k
India
15.91 per 1k
22% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
IndiaBangladesh
30.68% of firms
India
39.33% of firms
22% lower
Inequality (Gini)
BangladeshBangladesh
30.9
India
25.5
21% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
BangladeshBangladesh
72.31%
India
60.06%
20% higher
Internet Users (%)
IndiaBangladesh
45%
India
56%
20% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
IndiaBangladesh
67.62%
India
83.38%
19% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
IndiaBangladesh
0.54
India
0.66
18% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
IndiaBangladesh
22.99% of firms
India
27.23% of firms
16% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
BangladeshBangladesh
0.53
India
0.46
15% higher
Political Corruption Index
BangladeshBangladesh
0.78
India
0.68
14% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
IndiaBangladesh
$9,646.77
India
$11,159.99
14% lower
Youth Population (%)
BangladeshBangladesh
27.99%
India
24.62%
14% higher
Dependency Ratio
BangladeshBangladesh
52.64% of working-age pop.
India
46.56% of working-age pop.
13% higher
Fertility Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
2.3 children/woman
India
2.0 children/woman
13% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
BangladeshBangladesh
7.6% of GDP
India
6.7% of GDP
13% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
IndiaBangladesh
42.38 µg/m³
India
48.39 µg/m³
12% lower
Unemployment Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
4.7%
India
4.2%
11% higher
Child Mortality
BangladeshBangladesh
30.6 per 1k births
India
27.7 per 1k births
10% higher
Median Age
IndiaBangladesh
25.3 years
India
28.1 years
10% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
IndiaBangladesh
20.77% of adults
India
23.1% of adults
10% lower
Elderly Population (%)
IndiaBangladesh
6.5%
India
7.1%
9% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
IndiaBangladesh
28.8% of adults
India
31.3% of adults
8% lower
Urban Population (%)
IndiaBangladesh
32.68%
India
35.38%
8% lower
GNI Per Capita
BangladeshBangladesh
$2,820
India
$2,650
6% higher
Life Evaluation Score
IndiaBangladesh
4.3 pts
India
4.5 pts
5% lower
Life Expectancy
BangladeshBangladesh
74.7 years
India
72.0 years
4% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
BangladeshBangladesh
696.13 gCO2/kWh
India
670.13 gCO2/kWh
4% higher
Informal Employment Share
IndiaBangladesh
84.04% of employed people
India
87.2% of employed people
4% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
BangladeshBangladesh
46.73 hrs/week
India
45.45 hrs/week
3% higher
Adult Literacy Rate
IndiaBangladesh
79%
India
81.7%
3% lower
Human Development Index
BangladeshBangladesh
0.69
India
0.69
equal
Time Zones Count
BangladeshBangladesh
3.0 time zones
India
3.0 time zones
equal
Wind Electricity Share
IndiaBangladesh
0%
India
5.0%
ranked lower
Electricity Access (%)
BangladeshBangladesh
99.5%
India
99.5%
equal
Doctors (per 1,000)
BangladeshBangladesh
0.72 per 1k
India
0.72 per 1k
equal
Infant Mortality
IndiaBangladesh
24.4 per 1k births
India
24.5 per 1k births
equal
Lowest Elevation
BangladeshBangladesh
0 m
India
0 m
ranked higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
BangladeshBangladesh
95.65% of adults
India
95.18% of adults
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
BangladeshBangladesh
0% of GDP
India
-0.9% of GDP
ranked higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
IndiaBangladesh
0 per 1M people
India
0.22 per 1M people
ranked lower
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