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SOUTHERN ASIA

Bangladesh

BD

Dhaka · pop. 170M · Bengali · Bangladeshi taka

Metrics

  1. population
    170M
    8 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $437B
    34 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $2,551
    123 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $4B
    48 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    0.9%
    117 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    148K km²
    96 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    1,149 /km²
    1 of 144
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    74.7 yr
    78 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    45%
    128 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    0.72 t
    108 of 138
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanization
    33%
    127 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    2.1
    67 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    1.7%
    97 of 141
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    6.1%
    36 of 131
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. scientific articles / yr
    7.1K
    46 of 142
    NSF / World Bank
  16. high-tech exports %
    1%
    113 of 131
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  17. gini inequality
    30.9
    85 of 117
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  18. youth unemployment
    9%
    105 of 140
    ILO via World Bank
  19. adult literacy
    79%
    54 of 86
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  20. democracy (v-dem)
    0.12
    104 of 138
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  21. cpi (clean gov)
    23
    116 of 139
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  22. press freedom
    49.7
    24 of 139
    RSF via Our World in Data
  23. human development
    0.685
    94 of 140
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  24. refugees hosted
    1.0M
    7 of 138
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  25. refugees produced
    28K
    34 of 139
    UNHCR via Our World in Data

Recent coverage · 6

  1. West Bengal Vote Reshapes Bangladesh economy
  2. Coastal Water Raises Blood Pressure science
  3. Bangladesh Fuel Squeezes Gig Workers economy
  4. Bangladesh Fuel Bet Backfires economy
  5. Bangladesh Reform Mandate Stalls politics
  6. Bangladesh Runs Out of Fuel economy