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 Nepal
117 shared metrics.
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Nepal
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Identity
Name origin: the name probably comes from the Sanskrit term nepala, from the words for "fly down" and "house," which would refer to the villages at the base of the mount…
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Nepal packs eight of the world's fourteen classic 8,000-meter peaks into one mountain country.
Analysis
Bangladesh leads in 59 of 117 shared metrics, while Nepal leads in 58.
Bangladesh's Railway Length is 40.7x that of Nepal (2.5K km vs 59 km).
Bangladesh's Electricity Carbon Intensity is 27.7x that of Nepal (696.13 gCO2/kWh vs 24.26 gCO2/kWh).
Bangladesh's Electricity Generation is 9.6x that of Nepal (113.86 TWh vs 10.7 TWh).
Bangladesh's GDP (Nominal) is 9.5x that of Nepal ($450,119,432,068.85 vs $42,914,268,286.71).
Bangladesh's Firms Making Informal Payments is 8.1x that of Nepal (30.68% of firms vs 3.4% of firms).
Key Comparisons
Railway LengthBangladesh leads
Bangladesh
2.5K km
Nepal
59 km
Electricity Carbon IntensityBangladesh leads
Bangladesh
696.13 gCO2/kWh
Nepal
24.26 gCO2/kWh
Electricity GenerationBangladesh leads
Bangladesh
113.86 TWh
Nepal
10.7 TWh
GDP (Nominal)Bangladesh leads
Bangladesh
$450,119,432,068.85
Nepal
$42,914,268,286.71
Firms Making Informal PaymentsBangladesh leads
Bangladesh
30.68% of firms
Nepal
3.4% of firms
Electric Generating CapacityBangladesh leads
Bangladesh
22.70M kW
Nepal
2.85M kW
All Metrics
Railway Length
BangladeshBangladesh
2.5K km
Nepal
59 km
4069% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
BangladeshBangladesh
696.13 gCO2/kWh
Nepal
24.26 gCO2/kWh
2769% higher
Electricity Generation
BangladeshBangladesh
113.86 TWh
Nepal
10.7 TWh
964% higher
GDP (Nominal)
BangladeshBangladesh
$450,119,432,068.85
Nepal
$42,914,268,286.71
949% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
BangladeshBangladesh
30.68% of firms
Nepal
3.4% of firms
805% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
BangladeshBangladesh
22.70M kW
Nepal
2.85M kW
696% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
BangladeshBangladesh
124.19 Mt CO2e
Nepal
15.89 Mt CO2e
681% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
BangladeshBangladesh
26.27 kg/person/yr
Nepal
3.5 kg/person/yr
653% higher
Water Stress (%)
BangladeshBangladesh
34.16%
Nepal
4.8%
613% higher
Irrigated Land
BangladeshBangladesh
83.7K km²
Nepal
12.1K km²
592% higher
Population Density
BangladeshBangladesh
1.3K /km²
Nepal
207.15 /km²
537% higher
Population
BangladeshBangladesh
174.37M
Nepal
31.33M
456% higher
Credit Card Ownership
BangladeshBangladesh
1.7% of adults
Nepal
0.36% of adults
378% higher
Scientific Publications
BangladeshBangladesh
7.1K
Nepal
1.7K
315% higher
Water Withdrawal
BangladeshBangladesh
35.87 B m³
Nepal
9.5 B m³
278% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
BangladeshBangladesh
22.99% of firms
Nepal
6.2% of firms
273% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
BangladeshBangladesh
59.13%
Nepal
16.49%
259% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
BangladeshBangladesh
72.31%
Nepal
26.12%
177% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
BangladeshBangladesh
0.34% of GDP
Nepal
0.13% of GDP
158% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
BangladeshBangladesh
20.31% of adults
Nepal
8.5% of adults
138% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
BangladeshBangladesh
0.90 per 1k
Nepal
0.40 per 1k
125% higher
Inflation Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
10.5%
Nepal
4.7%
124% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
BangladeshBangladesh
227.0K
Nepal
112.0K
103% higher
Capital Elevation
NepalBangladesh
4.0 m
Nepal
1.3K m
100% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
NepalBangladesh
0.00 per 100k people
Nepal
0.09 per 100k people
97% lower
Beer Consumption
NepalBangladesh
0.01 L/person/yr
Nepal
0.16 L/person/yr
96% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
BangladeshBangladesh
20.77% of adults
Nepal
10.58% of adults
96% higher
GNI Per Capita
BangladeshBangladesh
$2,820
Nepal
$1,470
92% higher
Alcohol Consumption
NepalBangladesh
0.09 L/adult/yr
Nepal
1.1 L/adult/yr
91% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
BangladeshBangladesh
602.67 kWh/person
Nepal
321.05 kWh/person
88% higher
Highest Elevation
NepalBangladesh
1.1K m
Nepal
8.8K m
88% lower
Spirits Consumption
NepalBangladesh
0.07 L/person/yr
Nepal
0.45 L/person/yr
85% lower
Protected Land (%)
NepalBangladesh
4.2%
Nepal
23.6%
82% lower
Nurses & Midwives
NepalBangladesh
0.61 per 1k
Nepal
3.5 per 1k
82% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
NepalBangladesh
17.91 per 1k people
Nepal
84.07 per 1k people
79% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
NepalBangladesh
0.12
Nepal
0.51
77% lower
Suicide Rate
NepalBangladesh
2.8 per 100k
Nepal
10.14 per 100k
72% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
NepalBangladesh
4.0 kg/person/yr
Nepal
13.55 kg/person/yr
70% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
NepalBangladesh
0.20
Nepal
0.66
70% lower
Forest Area
NepalBangladesh
18.8K km²
Nepal
59.6K km²
68% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
BangladeshBangladesh
$9,646.77
Nepal
$5,736.62
68% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
NepalBangladesh
25%
Nepal
73.7%
66% lower
Airports
NepalBangladesh
17
Nepal
50
66% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
NepalBangladesh
14.49%
Nepal
41.59%
65% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
NepalBangladesh
3.6% of firms
Nepal
10.31% of firms
65% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
NepalBangladesh
2.4% of GDP
Nepal
6.7% of GDP
64% lower
Broadband Access (%)
BangladeshBangladesh
8.0 per 100 people
Nepal
5.0 per 100 people
60% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
NepalBangladesh
21.91 kg/person/yr
Nepal
52.1 kg/person/yr
58% lower
Unemployment Rate
NepalBangladesh
4.7%
Nepal
10.71%
56% lower
Air Passengers
BangladeshBangladesh
6.63M
Nepal
4.29M
55% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
NepalBangladesh
9.4% of youth labor force
Nepal
20.56% of youth labor force
54% lower
Urban Population (%)
NepalBangladesh
32.68%
Nepal
66.77%
51% lower
Imports (% GDP)
NepalBangladesh
16.32% of GDP
Nepal
32.91% of GDP
50% lower
Women in Senior Management
NepalBangladesh
7.2% of managers
Nepal
13.9% of managers
48% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
NepalBangladesh
7.6% of GDP
Nepal
13.94% of GDP
45% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
NepalBangladesh
2.0% of GDP
Nepal
3.7% of GDP
45% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
NepalBangladesh
297.12 kg oil eq/person
Nepal
519.95 kg oil eq/person
43% lower
Solar Electricity Share
BangladeshBangladesh
1.5%
Nepal
1.1%
40% higher
Land Border Length
BangladeshBangladesh
4.4K km
Nepal
3.2K km
40% higher
Political Corruption Index
BangladeshBangladesh
0.78
Nepal
0.56
39% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
NepalBangladesh
13.56 per 100k
Nepal
21.99 per 100k
38% lower
Exports (% GDP)
BangladeshBangladesh
10.46% of GDP
Nepal
7.6% of GDP
37% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
NepalBangladesh
20.86%
Nepal
33.09%
37% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
NepalBangladesh
0.53
Nepal
0.81
35% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
NepalBangladesh
18.6 per 100k
Nepal
28.2 per 100k
34% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
NepalBangladesh
10 days/yr
Nepal
15 days/yr
33% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
NepalBangladesh
0.54
Nepal
0.79
32% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
NepalBangladesh
$61.09
Nepal
$88.27
31% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
NepalBangladesh
24 pts
Nepal
34 pts
29% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
NepalBangladesh
0.72 per 1k
Nepal
1.0 per 1k
29% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
NepalBangladesh
3.0 sites
Nepal
4.0 sites
25% lower
Fertility Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
2.3 children/woman
Nepal
1.8 children/woman
24% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
NepalBangladesh
67.62%
Nepal
86.03%
21% lower
Digital Payments Used
BangladeshBangladesh
33.95% of adults
Nepal
28.07% of adults
21% higher
Obesity Rate
NepalBangladesh
5.3%
Nepal
6.6%
20% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
NepalBangladesh
28.8% of adults
Nepal
36.2% of adults
20% lower
Internet Users (%)
NepalBangladesh
45%
Nepal
56%
20% lower
Birth Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
19.45 per 1k
Nepal
16.66 per 1k
17% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
NepalBangladesh
33.3% of GDP
Nepal
39.9% of GDP
17% lower
Smoking Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
32.9%
Nepal
28.3%
16% higher
Life Evaluation Score
NepalBangladesh
4.3 pts
Nepal
5.1 pts
16% lower
Child Mortality
BangladeshBangladesh
30.6 per 1k births
Nepal
26.5 per 1k births
15% higher
GDP Growth Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
4.2%
Nepal
3.7%
15% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
BangladeshBangladesh
32% of adults
Nepal
28% of adults
14% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
BangladeshBangladesh
46.73 hrs/week
Nepal
41.04 hrs/week
14% higher
University Enrollment Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
23.73%
Nepal
21.29%
11% higher
Human Development Index
BangladeshBangladesh
0.69
Nepal
0.62
10% higher
Teen Birth Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
73.18 per 1k
Nepal
67.17 per 1k
9% higher
Land Area
NepalBangladesh
130.0K km²
Nepal
143.3K km²
9% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
BangladeshBangladesh
108 per 100 people
Nepal
100 per 100 people
8% higher
Death Rate
BangladeshBangladesh
6.0 per 1k
Nepal
5.6 per 1k
8% higher
Tourism Revenue
NepalBangladesh
$217,899,993.9
Nepal
$238,000,000
8% lower
Food Waste per Person
NepalBangladesh
124.54 kg/person/yr
Nepal
134.87 kg/person/yr
8% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
NepalBangladesh
42.38 µg/m³
Nepal
45.72 µg/m³
7% lower
Electricity Access (%)
BangladeshBangladesh
99.5%
Nepal
94%
6% higher
Life Expectancy
BangladeshBangladesh
74.7 years
Nepal
70.4 years
6% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
NepalBangladesh
71.35% of firms
Nepal
75.84% of firms
6% lower
Infant Mortality
BangladeshBangladesh
24.4 per 1k births
Nepal
23.3 per 1k births
5% higher
Military Spending
NepalBangladesh
0.94% of GDP
Nepal
0.98% of GDP
4% lower
Inequality (Gini)
BangladeshBangladesh
30.9
Nepal
30
3% higher
Median Age
BangladeshBangladesh
25.3 years
Nepal
24.7 years
3% higher
Informal Employment Share
BangladeshBangladesh
84.04% of employed people
Nepal
81.52% of employed people
3% higher
Dependency Ratio
NepalBangladesh
52.64% of working-age pop.
Nepal
53.69% of working-age pop.
2% lower
Youth Population (%)
NepalBangladesh
27.99%
Nepal
28.43%
2% lower
CO2 Per Capita
NepalBangladesh
0.62 t/person/yr
Nepal
0.63 t/person/yr
1% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
NepalBangladesh
95.65% of adults
Nepal
96.45% of adults
1% lower
Time Zones Count
BangladeshBangladesh
3.0 time zones
Nepal
3.0 time zones
equal
Coastline Length
BangladeshBangladesh
580 km
Nepal
0 km
ranked higher
Coal Electricity Share
BangladeshBangladesh
21.51%
Nepal
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
NepalBangladesh
0%
Nepal
0.09%
ranked lower
Elderly Population (%)
NepalBangladesh
6.5%
Nepal
6.5%
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
BangladeshBangladesh
0.01 per 1M people
Nepal
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
NepalBangladesh
0 m
Nepal
70 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
BangladeshBangladesh
1.0
Nepal
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
NepalBangladesh
0% of GDP
Nepal
6.7% of GDP
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
BangladeshBangladesh
0 per 1M people
Nepal
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Border Neighbors
BangladeshBangladesh
2.0
Nepal
2.0
equal
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