Bangladesh vs Malaysia statistics compared

Bangladesh has a population of 174M (ranked 8/197), compared with 35.6M in Malaysia (ranked 44/197). Bangladesh's land area is 50,186 sq mi versus 126,854 sq mi for Malaysia (ranked 94th vs. 65th).

By GDP, Bangladesh ranks 36/197 ($450B) and Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B). By GDP per capita, Bangladesh ranks 146/197 ($2,593), while Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867).

Bangladesh and Malaysia: Comparison Charts

Bangladesh and Malaysia economies compared

GDP

Bangladesh

Malaysia

Table

Year	GDP
	Bangladesh	Malaysia
1960	$4,274,894,083	$1,916,229,477
1961	$4,817,580,375	$1,901,856,123
1962	$5,081,413,542	$2,001,489,602
1963	$5,319,458,563	$2,510,110,348
1964	$5,386,054,833	$2,674,423,922
1965	$5,906,636,792	$2,956,337,669
1966	$6,439,687,854	$3,143,517,944
1967	$7,253,575,688	$3,188,924,677
1968	$7,483,685,771	$3,330,371,551
1969	$8,471,006,438	$3,664,552,041
1970	$8,992,722,167	$3,864,145,667
1971	$8,751,843,188	$4,244,395,956
1972	$6,288,245,867	$5,043,347,250
1973	$8,086,725,729	$7,662,902,678
1974	$12,512,460,520	$9,496,204,302
1975	$19,448,348,073	$9,298,800,799
1976	$10,117,113,333	$11,050,234,599
1977	$9,651,149,302	$13,139,488,633
1978	$13,281,767,143	$16,358,079,862
1979	$15,565,480,322	$21,213,264,962
1980	$18,138,049,096	$24,488,224,677
1981	$20,249,694,002	$25,004,285,792
1982	$18,525,399,202	$26,804,493,635
1983	$17,609,048,822	$30,347,442,111
1984	$18,920,840,000	$33,942,897,422
1985	$22,278,423,077	$31,199,633,353
1986	$21,774,033,333	$27,734,111,400
1987	$24,298,032,258	$32,181,210,158
1988	$26,579,005,558	$35,272,109,220
1989	$28,781,715,189	$38,847,965,293
1990	$31,598,340,778	$44,024,585,240
1991	$30,957,483,950	$49,143,148,094
1992	$31,708,874,594	$59,167,550,163
1993	$33,166,519,418	$66,894,966,969
1994	$33,768,660,883	$74,478,356,958
1995	$37,939,748,769	$88,705,342,903
1996	$46,438,484,108	$100,855,393,910
1997	$48,244,309,133	$100,005,323,302
1998	$49,984,559,471	$72,167,498,981
1999	$51,270,569,884	$79,148,421,053
2000	$53,369,787,319	$93,789,736,842
2001	$53,991,289,844	$92,783,947,368
2002	$54,724,081,491	$100,845,526,316
2003	$60,158,929,188	$110,202,368,421
2004	$65,108,544,250	$124,749,473,684
2005	$69,476,001,239	$143,534,405,819
2006	$71,795,736,172	$162,692,258,307
2007	$79,611,644,975	$193,549,569,478
2008	$91,636,997,371	$230,811,614,370
2009	$102,475,158,191	$202,257,453,037
2010	$115,275,540,051	$255,017,638,456
2011	$128,607,482,310	$297,951,668,675
2012	$133,310,747,603	$314,443,047,642
2013	$149,998,957,434	$323,276,235,524
2014	$172,886,611,654	$338,066,095,097
2015	$195,146,608,978	$301,355,266,965
2016	$265,224,515,675	$301,256,033,870
2017	$293,732,446,625	$319,109,094,160
2018	$321,362,752,442	$358,788,845,713
2019	$351,231,654,604	$365,177,721,022
2020	$373,979,442,362	$337,456,163,961
2021	$416,271,647,911	$373,784,823,673
2022	$460,131,689,083	$407,605,841,348
2023	$437,415,333,018	$399,705,137,434
2024	$450,119,424,622	$421,972,102,254

Bangladesh and Malaysia economies compared

GDP per capita

Bangladesh

Malaysia

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Bangladesh	Malaysia
1960	$82.5	$240.8
1961	$90.4	$232.9
1962	$92.6	$238.8
1963	$94.1	$291.8
1964	$92.6	$303
1965	$98.6	$326
1966	$104.4	$339
1967	$114.2	$335
1968	$114.4	$342
1969	$125.9	$368
1970	$130.2	$380
1971	$124.5	$407
1972	$87.8	$472
1973	$109.7	$701
1974	$165	$848
1975	$249.8	$811
1976	$126.7	$940
1977	$117.9	$1,092
1978	$158.3	$1,327
1979	$181.1	$1,680
1980	$206.1	$1,886
1981	$224.2	$1,866
1982	$199.6	$1,938
1983	$184.7	$2,124
1984	$193.4	$2,300
1985	$222.2	$2,046
1986	$212.1	$1,760
1987	$231.5	$1,977
1988	$247.9	$2,100
1989	$263	$2,244
1990	$283.1	$2,469
1991	$272.1	$2,679
1992	$273.5	$3,141
1993	$280.8	$3,462
1994	$280.6	$3,758
1995	$309	$4,363
1996	$372	$4,837
1997	$379	$4,679
1998	$386	$3,294
1999	$388	$3,528
2000	$397	$4,084
2001	$395	$3,944
2002	$394	$4,184
2003	$427	$4,465
2004	$456	$4,939
2005	$480	$5,556
2006	$490	$6,158
2007	$538	$7,169
2008	$613	$8,372
2009	$679	$7,191
2010	$757	$8,899
2011	$837	$10,217
2012	$860	$10,601
2013	$958	$10,714
2014	$1,094	$11,013
2015	$1,224	$9,649
2016	$1,649	$9,477
2017	$1,811	$9,863
2018	$1,965	$10,902
2019	$2,130	$10,920
2020	$2,249	$9,958
2021	$2,483	$10,903
2022	$2,716	$11,748
2023	$2,551	$11,379
2024	$2,593	$11,867

Bangladesh vs. Malaysia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Bangladesh

Malaysia

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Bangladesh	Malaysia
1950	37.4	48.5
1951	38.1	49.2
1952	38.8	50.1
1953	39.4	51.1
1954	40.4	52
1955	41.1	52.8
1956	41.6	53.7
1957	42.6	54.5
1958	43.1	55.4
1959	43.7	56.3
1960	44	57.2
1961	44.9	58
1962	45.8	58.9
1963	45.7	59.7
1964	46.8	60.4
1965	46	61.1
1966	47.6	61.7
1967	48.1	62
1968	48.4	62.4
1969	48.7	62.9
1970	42.7	63.3
1971	26.5	63.8
1972	49.6	64.2
1973	49.9	64.7
1974	49.6	65.2
1975	50.6	65.7
1976	51	66.2
1977	51.3	66.7
1978	51.6	67.2
1979	52	67.6
1980	52.3	68.1
1981	52.6	68.5
1982	53	68.9
1983	53.4	69.2
1984	53.8	69.6
1985	53.9	69.9
1986	54.6	70.1
1987	54.9	70.4
1988	55.2	70.6
1989	55.5	70.8
1990	55.8	71
1991	53.8	71.2
1992	56.6	71.5
1993	57.1	71.7
1994	57.6	71.9
1995	58.2	72
1996	58.9	72.1
1997	59.7	72.3
1998	60.4	72.4
1999	61.2	72.4
2000	62	72.7
2001	62.8	73.1
2002	63.6	73.5
2003	64.3	73.7
2004	64.9	74
2005	65.5	74.4
2006	66	74.7
2007	66.5	75
2008	67	75.2
2009	67.5	75.3
2010	68	75.4
2011	68.5	75.5
2012	69	75.6
2013	69.5	75.5
2014	70	75.3
2015	70.5	75.3
2016	71.1	75.4
2017	71.6	75.5
2018	72.1	75.7
2019	72.6	75.9
2020	71.4	76.1
2021	71.1	73.9
2022	74.3	75.4
2023	74.7	76.7
2024	74.9	76.8
2025	75.2	77

Bangladesh and Malaysia population clocks and comparison

Population

Bangladesh

Malaysia

Table

Year	Population
	Bangladesh	Malaysia
1960	51,828,660	7,956,197
1961	53,310,348	8,164,443
1962	54,881,146	8,380,172
1963	56,504,402	8,602,160
1964	58,178,374	8,828,406
1965	59,902,519	9,056,408
1966	61,669,806	9,284,688
1967	63,510,929	9,507,099
1968	65,408,276	9,725,281
1969	67,294,133	9,947,597
1970	69,058,894	10,178,802
1971	70,276,758	10,423,453
1972	71,641,519	10,676,835
1973	73,722,294	10,935,621
1974	75,839,348	11,200,906
1975	77,854,351	11,471,914
1976	79,855,318	11,750,097
1977	81,867,264	12,035,713
1978	83,889,655	12,328,157
1979	85,935,072	12,627,862
1980	88,016,432	12,983,363
1981	90,303,105	13,399,203
1982	92,814,507	13,832,798
1983	95,335,155	14,285,907
1984	97,814,966	14,759,009
1985	100,253,825	15,252,258
1986	102,635,572	15,760,419
1987	104,959,291	16,276,737
1988	107,216,008	16,796,605
1989	109,433,799	17,314,997
1990	111,633,717	17,833,171
1991	113,787,109	18,342,464
1992	115,952,192	18,834,572
1993	118,132,360	19,322,664
1994	120,343,179	19,820,446
1995	122,600,370	20,330,599
1996	124,862,179	20,850,087
1997	127,198,069	21,375,218
1998	129,622,332	21,906,713
1999	132,108,065	22,435,531
2000	134,544,304	22,967,816
2001	136,805,810	23,526,538
2002	138,933,658	24,102,477
2003	140,970,351	24,679,602
2004	142,902,856	25,256,772
2005	144,715,786	25,836,071
2006	146,405,973	26,417,909
2007	147,989,278	26,998,389
2008	149,474,264	27,570,059
2009	150,873,714	28,124,778
2010	152,201,981	28,655,776
2011	153,591,076	29,162,039
2012	155,070,101	29,662,831
2013	156,532,141	30,174,265
2014	157,964,929	30,696,137
2015	159,383,179	31,232,798
2016	160,811,932	31,789,685
2017	162,186,147	32,355,644
2018	163,523,103	32,910,967
2019	164,913,055	33,440,596
2020	166,298,024	33,889,558
2021	167,658,854	34,282,399
2022	169,384,897	34,695,493
2023	171,466,990	35,126,298
2024	173,562,364	35,557,673

Fertility rates in Bangladesh and Malaysia

Fertility rate

Bangladesh

Malaysia

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bangladesh	Malaysia
1960	6.74	6.41
1961	6.78	6.37
1962	6.81	6.3
1963	6.8	6.19
1964	6.79	6.03
1965	6.77	5.84
1966	6.77	5.64
1967	6.79	5.43
1968	6.79	5.29
1969	6.81	5.16
1970	6.84	5.04
1971	6.83	4.92
1972	6.82	4.82
1973	6.8	4.73
1974	6.78	4.62
1975	6.73	4.5
1976	6.66	4.4
1977	6.58	4.28
1978	6.51	4.18
1979	6.42	4.09
1980	6.33	4.04
1981	6.24	4
1982	6.12	3.97
1983	5.91	3.93
1984	5.73	3.89
1985	5.54	3.8
1986	5.3	3.7
1987	5.08	3.57
1988	4.85	3.5
1989	4.7	3.31
1990	4.51	3.3
1991	4.26	3.34
1992	4.03	3.37
1993	3.83	3.36
1994	3.74	3.35
1995	3.59	3.32
1996	3.51	3.3
1997	3.5	3.23
1998	3.43	3.12
1999	3.36	3.07
2000	3.28	2.94
2001	3.2	2.81
2002	3.13	2.66
2003	3.03	2.6
2004	2.94	2.49
2005	2.85	2.39
2006	2.76	2.31
2007	2.67	2.25
2008	2.58	2.26
2009	2.48	2.22
2010	2.38	2.14
2011	2.31	2.15
2012	2.26	2.12
2013	2.25	2.07
2014	2.23	2.06
2015	2.23	2.01
2016	2.23	1.94
2017	2.21	1.89
2018	2.19	1.84
2019	2.18	1.78
2020	2.17	1.68
2021	2.17	1.56
2022	2.18	1.55
2023	2.16	1.55

Bangladesh and Malaysia demographics compared

Median age

Bangladesh

Malaysia

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Bangladesh	Malaysia
1960	19	17.5
1961	18.9	17.3
1962	18.8	17.1
1963	18.7	17
1964	18.6	16.9
1965	18.5	16.8
1966	18.4	16.9
1967	18.3	17
1968	18.2	17.1
1969	18	17.3
1970	17.9	17.4
1971	17.8	17.6
1972	17.7	17.9
1973	17.6	18.1
1974	17.5	18.3
1975	17.5	18.6
1976	17.5	18.8
1977	17.5	19
1978	17.6	19.3
1979	17.6	19.5
1980	17.6	19.7
1981	17.6	19.9
1982	17.6	20.1
1983	17.7	20.4
1984	17.7	20.5
1985	17.8	20.7
1986	17.9	20.9
1987	18	21
1988	18.2	21.1
1989	18.4	21.3
1990	18.5	21.5
1991	18.7	21.7
1992	18.9	21.9
1993	19.1	22.1
1994	19.3	22.3
1995	19.5	22.5
1996	19.7	22.7
1997	19.9	22.9
1998	20.2	23.1
1999	20.4	23.4
2000	20.7	23.5
2001	21	23.6
2002	21.2	23.7
2003	21.4	23.9
2004	21.6	24
2005	21.8	24.2
2006	22	24.5
2007	22.2	24.8
2008	22.4	25.1
2009	22.7	25.6
2010	22.9	26
2011	23.2	26.4
2012	23.5	26.8
2013	23.8	27.1
2014	24.2	27.5
2015	24.5	27.8
2016	24.8	28.1
2017	25	28.5
2018	25.2	28.8
2019	25.4	29.2
2020	25.6	29.6
2021	25.8	30.1
2022	26	30.6
2023	26.4	31.1
2024	26.7	31.5

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