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Bangladesh

South AsiaLower middle incomeCapital: Dhaka255,214 observations
Population
175.69M
world rank #8 / 217
GDP
456.32B
world rank #36 / 186
GDP / capita
8,676.8
world rank #128 / 185
Life expectancy
74.9
world rank #107 / 217

Governance

604 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile25.5#168Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile39.3#147Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile40.9#181Rule of Law0-100 percentile40.4#161
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,374 indicators
GDPcurrent US$456.32B#36GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $8,676.8#128GDP growth%3.5%#87Inflation%8.8%#146
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

133 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$48.17B#59Merchandise importscurrent US$69.37B#52Exports of goods & services% GDP11.1%#132Imports of goods & services% GDP16.8%#130
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,147 indicators
Life expectancyyears74.9#107Infant mortalityper 1k births24.4#97Maternal mortalityper 100k115#61Health spending% GDP2.2%#191
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,542 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross64.3%#95Education spending% GDP2%#39Adult literacy%79%#31Primary enrollment% gross106.5%#30
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,118 indicators
Populationpeople175.69M#8Population growth%1.2%#86Urban population%33.2%#176Fertility ratebirths/woman2.1#95
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

288 indicators
Electricity access% pop99.5%#5Renewable energy share%25%#83Forest area% land14.5%#144Electric power consumptionkWh per capita602.9#120
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

302 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop99.6%#4Electricity access, urban% urban pop99.5%#5Energy use per capitakg oil eq.287.8#145Electricity from coal% of output10.6%#35
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

396 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area4.2%#146Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources34.2%#133Capture fisheries productiontonnes2.04M#11
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

308 indicators
Agricultural land% land area72.3%#15Cereal yieldkg per hectare5,408#14Aquaculture productiontonnes2.98M#5Food production index2014-16 = 100125.2#33
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

634 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people108.1#105Secure internet serversper 1M people527.1#124Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.16#134
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

3,673 indicators
Gini indexindex30.9#13Extreme poverty% pop5.9%#31Internet users% pop53.4%#141Homicide rateper 100k2.3#61
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

391 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-106.2#49Hazard & exposure0-108.4#71Vulnerability0-106.2#50
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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