Country profile
Bangladesh
Bangladesh ranks #8 of 215 for population, #161 of 209 for gdp per capita, #106 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
174M
people · 2024
Rank #8 of 215
Life expectancy
74.9
years · 2024
Rank #106 of 216
Poverty headcount
5.9%
% of population · 2022
Rank #74 of 186
Under-5 mortality
30.5
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #80 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
66.5%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #136 of 232
Tobacco use
32.9%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #18 of 163
Calorie supply
2,588
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #146 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
323,000
arrivals · 2019
Rank #149 of 203
GDP per capita
$2,593
current US$ · 2024
Rank #161 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
10.5
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #27 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
204
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #38 of 210
Forest area
14.5%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #187 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
42.4
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #31 of 248
Protected areas
5.9%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #179 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.62
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #168 of 210
Fertilizer use
351
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #5 of 194
Pesticide use
1.76
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #92 of 193
Cereal yield
5.41
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #34 of 182
Digital
Internet users
53.4%
% of population · 2024
Rank #159 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
8.09
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #154 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
108
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #151 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
99.5%
% of population · 2023
Rank #137 of 215
Renewable electricity output
1.51%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #237 of 257
Energy use per person
3,048
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #162 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.2
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #134 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Bangladesh; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield