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Bangladesh vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bangladesh has a population of 174M (ranked 8/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). Bangladesh's land area is 50,186 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 94th vs. 160th).

By GDP, Bangladesh ranks 36/197 ($450B) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, Bangladesh ranks 146/197 ($2,593), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

Bangladesh Lebanon
Population
177398795
5888008
Population rank 8/197 115/197
GDP
$450B
2024
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 36/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$2,593
2024
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 146/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,647
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$181B
2024
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.3%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,041
2024
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 140/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,159
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
50,186 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
3,458 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.16
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
26.7 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Bangladesh and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

Bangladesh and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
Bangladesh

Lebanon
Year GDP
Bangladesh Lebanon
1960 $4,274,894,083 -
1961 $4,817,580,375 -
1962 $5,081,413,542 -
1963 $5,319,458,563 -
1964 $5,386,054,833 -
1965 $5,906,636,792 -
1966 $6,439,687,854 -
1967 $7,253,575,688 -
1968 $7,483,685,771 -
1969 $8,471,006,438 -
1970 $8,992,722,167 -
1971 $8,751,843,188 -
1972 $6,288,245,867 -
1973 $8,086,725,729 -
1974 $12,512,460,520 -
1975 $19,448,348,073 -
1976 $10,117,113,333 -
1977 $9,651,149,302 -
1978 $13,281,767,143 -
1979 $15,565,480,322 -
1980 $18,138,049,096 -
1981 $20,249,694,002 -
1982 $18,525,399,202 -
1983 $17,609,048,822 -
1984 $18,920,840,000 -
1985 $22,278,423,077 -
1986 $21,774,033,333 -
1987 $24,298,032,258 -
1988 $26,579,005,558 $3,313,540,068
1989 $28,781,715,189 $2,717,998,688
1990 $31,598,340,778 $2,838,485,354
1991 $30,957,483,950 $4,690,415,093
1992 $31,708,874,594 $5,843,579,161
1993 $33,166,519,418 $7,941,744,492
1994 $33,768,660,883 $9,599,127,050
1995 $37,939,748,769 $11,718,795,529
1996 $46,438,484,108 $13,690,217,334
1997 $48,244,309,133 $15,751,867,489
1998 $49,984,559,471 $17,247,179,006
1999 $51,270,569,884 $17,391,056,369
2000 $53,369,787,319 $17,260,364,842
2001 $53,991,289,844 $17,649,751,244
2002 $54,724,081,491 $19,152,238,806
2003 $60,158,929,188 $20,082,918,740
2004 $65,108,544,250 $21,159,827,992
2005 $69,476,001,239 $21,497,336,499
2006 $71,795,736,172 $22,022,709,851
2007 $79,611,644,975 $24,827,355,015
2008 $91,636,997,371 $29,118,916,105
2009 $102,475,158,191 $35,399,582,929
2010 $115,275,540,051 $38,443,907,042
2011 $128,607,482,310 $39,927,125,962
2012 $133,310,747,603 $44,016,799,516
2013 $149,998,957,434 $46,880,103,081
2014 $172,886,611,654 $48,095,213,747
2015 $195,146,608,978 $49,929,337,837
2016 $265,224,515,675 $51,147,308,774
2017 $293,732,446,625 $53,027,680,686
2018 $321,362,752,442 $54,901,519,156
2019 $351,231,654,604 $51,605,959,131
2020 $373,979,442,362 $31,712,128,254
2021 $416,271,647,911 $23,131,941,557
2022 $460,131,689,083 $20,992,421,949
2023 $437,415,333,018 $20,078,620,357
2024 $450,119,424,622 -

Bangladesh and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
Bangladesh

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
Bangladesh Lebanon
1960 $82.5 -
1961 $90.4 -
1962 $92.6 -
1963 $94.1 -
1964 $92.6 -
1965 $98.6 -
1966 $104.4 -
1967 $114.2 -
1968 $114.4 -
1969 $125.9 -
1970 $130.2 -
1971 $124.5 -
1972 $87.8 -
1973 $109.7 -
1974 $165 -
1975 $249.8 -
1976 $126.7 -
1977 $117.9 -
1978 $158.3 -
1979 $181.1 -
1980 $206.1 -
1981 $224.2 -
1982 $199.6 -
1983 $184.7 -
1984 $193.4 -
1985 $222.2 -
1986 $212.1 -
1987 $231.5 -
1988 $247.9 $959
1989 $263 $771
1990 $283.1 $790
1991 $272.1 $1,278
1992 $273.5 $1,559
1993 $280.8 $2,079
1994 $280.6 $2,468
1995 $309 $2,959
1996 $372 $3,393
1997 $379 $3,834
1998 $386 $4,125
1999 $388 $4,087
2000 $397 $3,987
2001 $395 $4,010
2002 $394 $4,291
2003 $427 $4,438
2004 $456 $4,601
2005 $480 $4,602
2006 $490 $4,635
2007 $538 $5,125
2008 $613 $5,912
2009 $679 $7,091
2010 $757 $7,626
2011 $837 $7,835
2012 $860 $8,407
2013 $958 $8,162
2014 $1,094 $7,578
2015 $1,224 $7,714
2016 $1,649 $8,089
2017 $1,811 $8,608
2018 $1,965 $9,175
2019 $2,130 $8,906
2020 $2,249 $5,561
2021 $2,483 $4,045
2022 $2,716 $3,654
2023 $2,551 $3,478
2024 $2,593 -

Bangladesh vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bangladesh

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
Bangladesh Lebanon
1950 37.4 59.9
1951 38.1 60.3
1952 38.8 60.8
1953 39.4 61.2
1954 40.4 61.6
1955 41.1 61.5
1956 41.6 62.2
1957 42.6 62.8
1958 43.1 61.2
1959 43.7 63.6
1960 44 63.9
1961 44.9 64.3
1962 45.8 64.6
1963 45.7 64.9
1964 46.8 65.1
1965 46 65.3
1966 47.6 65.5
1967 48.1 65.7
1968 48.4 65.8
1969 48.7 65.9
1970 42.7 66
1971 26.5 66.1
1972 49.6 66.2
1973 49.9 66.3
1974 49.6 66.4
1975 50.6 57.7
1976 51 36.4
1977 51.3 60.3
1978 51.6 60
1979 52 59.6
1980 52.3 59.9
1981 52.6 60.3
1982 53 47.2
1983 53.4 60.8
1984 53.8 61.2
1985 53.9 61.6
1986 54.6 62
1987 54.9 62.5
1988 55.2 62.9
1989 55.5 65.1
1990 55.8 65.5
1991 53.8 70.9
1992 56.6 71.2
1993 57.1 71.6
1994 57.6 72
1995 58.2 72.4
1996 58.9 72.6
1997 59.7 72.9
1998 60.4 73.2
1999 61.2 73.5
2000 62 73.9
2001 62.8 74.4
2002 63.6 74.8
2003 64.3 75.3
2004 64.9 75.7
2005 65.5 76.1
2006 66 75.7
2007 66.5 76.7
2008 67 77
2009 67.5 77.3
2010 68 77.5
2011 68.5 77.8
2012 69 77.9
2013 69.5 78
2014 70 78.1
2015 70.5 78.3
2016 71.1 78.3
2017 71.6 78.2
2018 72.1 78.3
2019 72.6 78.2
2020 71.4 76.3
2021 71.1 73.6
2022 74.3 78
2023 74.7 77.8
2024 74.9 77.9
2025 75.2 78.1

Bangladesh and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
Bangladesh

Lebanon
Year Population
Bangladesh Lebanon
1960 51,828,660 1,794,406
1961 53,310,348 1,850,084
1962 54,881,146 1,909,578
1963 56,504,402 1,970,316
1964 58,178,374 2,030,543
1965 59,902,519 2,088,831
1966 61,669,806 2,148,260
1967 63,510,929 2,206,731
1968 65,408,276 2,266,368
1969 67,294,133 2,328,159
1970 69,058,894 2,386,114
1971 70,276,758 2,446,314
1972 71,641,519 2,509,729
1973 73,722,294 2,572,935
1974 75,839,348 2,635,185
1975 77,854,351 2,693,191
1976 79,855,318 2,726,469
1977 81,867,264 2,762,155
1978 83,889,655 2,822,682
1979 85,935,072 2,882,635
1980 88,016,432 2,944,763
1981 90,303,105 3,008,981
1982 92,814,507 3,054,931
1983 95,335,155 3,094,996
1984 97,814,966 3,152,744
1985 100,253,825 3,217,376
1986 102,635,572 3,300,365
1987 104,959,291 3,385,555
1988 107,216,008 3,454,649
1989 109,433,799 3,525,285
1990 111,633,717 3,595,175
1991 113,787,109 3,668,912
1992 115,952,192 3,747,371
1993 118,132,360 3,820,647
1994 120,343,179 3,889,799
1995 122,600,370 3,960,735
1996 124,862,179 4,034,781
1997 127,198,069 4,108,405
1998 129,622,332 4,181,281
1999 132,108,065 4,255,277
2000 134,544,304 4,329,340
2001 136,805,810 4,401,918
2002 138,933,658 4,463,504
2003 140,970,351 4,525,508
2004 142,902,856 4,599,279
2005 144,715,786 4,671,102
2006 146,405,973 4,751,136
2007 147,989,278 4,844,118
2008 149,474,264 4,925,354
2009 150,873,714 4,992,287
2010 152,201,981 5,041,288
2011 153,591,076 5,096,020
2012 155,070,101 5,235,742
2013 156,532,141 5,743,436
2014 157,964,929 6,346,990
2015 159,383,179 6,472,469
2016 160,811,932 6,323,060
2017 162,186,147 6,160,128
2018 163,523,103 5,984,119
2019 164,913,055 5,794,594
2020 166,298,024 5,702,398
2021 167,658,854 5,718,122
2022 169,384,897 5,744,489
2023 171,466,990 5,773,493
2024 173,562,364 5,805,962

Fertility rates in Bangladesh and Lebanon

Fertility rate
Bangladesh

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
Bangladesh Lebanon
1960 6.74 5.88
1961 6.78 5.89
1962 6.81 5.9
1963 6.8 5.91
1964 6.79 5.85
1965 6.77 5.77
1966 6.77 5.68
1967 6.79 5.57
1968 6.79 5.45
1969 6.81 5.32
1970 6.84 5.19
1971 6.83 5.05
1972 6.82 4.91
1973 6.8 4.79
1974 6.78 4.65
1975 6.73 4.52
1976 6.66 4.39
1977 6.58 4.28
1978 6.51 4.18
1979 6.42 4.08
1980 6.33 4.01
1981 6.24 3.95
1982 6.12 3.86
1983 5.91 3.73
1984 5.73 3.66
1985 5.54 3.53
1986 5.3 3.47
1987 5.08 3.42
1988 4.85 3.39
1989 4.7 3.36
1990 4.51 3.27
1991 4.26 3.16
1992 4.03 3.05
1993 3.83 2.94
1994 3.74 2.82
1995 3.59 2.73
1996 3.51 2.7
1997 3.5 2.67
1998 3.43 2.65
1999 3.36 2.63
2000 3.28 2.6
2001 3.2 2.58
2002 3.13 2.52
2003 3.03 2.46
2004 2.94 2.38
2005 2.85 2.29
2006 2.76 2.24
2007 2.67 2.2
2008 2.58 2.17
2009 2.48 2.19
2010 2.38 2.26
2011 2.31 2.32
2012 2.26 2.35
2013 2.25 2.36
2014 2.23 2.38
2015 2.23 2.38
2016 2.23 2.39
2017 2.21 2.37
2018 2.19 2.35
2019 2.18 2.33
2020 2.17 2.31
2021 2.17 2.28
2022 2.18 2.26
2023 2.16 2.24

Bangladesh and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
Bangladesh

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
Bangladesh Lebanon
1960 19 19.9
1961 18.9 19.5
1962 18.8 19.1
1963 18.7 18.7
1964 18.6 18.4
1965 18.5 18.2
1966 18.4 18.1
1967 18.3 18
1968 18.2 18
1969 18 18.1
1970 17.9 18.2
1971 17.8 18.3
1972 17.7 18.5
1973 17.6 18.7
1974 17.5 18.9
1975 17.5 19
1976 17.5 19.1
1977 17.5 19.2
1978 17.6 19.4
1979 17.6 19.6
1980 17.6 19.8
1981 17.6 19.9
1982 17.6 20.1
1983 17.7 20.3
1984 17.7 20.5
1985 17.8 20.7
1986 17.9 20.8
1987 18 21
1988 18.2 21.2
1989 18.4 21.4
1990 18.5 21.6
1991 18.7 21.8
1992 18.9 22
1993 19.1 22.3
1994 19.3 22.5
1995 19.5 22.8
1996 19.7 23.1
1997 19.9 23.4
1998 20.2 23.7
1999 20.4 24
2000 20.7 24.3
2001 21 24.6
2002 21.2 24.9
2003 21.4 25.2
2004 21.6 25.6
2005 21.8 26
2006 22 26.3
2007 22.2 26.7
2008 22.4 27.1
2009 22.7 27.5
2010 22.9 27.9
2011 23.2 28.2
2012 23.5 28.6
2013 23.8 28.9
2014 24.2 29.2
2015 24.5 29.4
2016 24.8 29.5
2017 25 29.4
2018 25.2 29.3
2019 25.4 29
2020 25.6 28.9
2021 25.8 29
2022 26 29.2
2023 26.4 29.4
2024 26.7 29.6

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Finance

Bangladesh Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$490B
2024
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.03%
2024
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.02%
2023
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
227,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.12%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.35%
2023
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
51.4%
2024
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
34.1%
2024
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
54.7
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2022
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires
0
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
691
2024
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$87.9B
2024
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold
$21.4B
2024
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$27.2B
2024
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
323,000
2019
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.57%
2020
27%
2020
Banked people share
43.3%
2024
23%
2024

Energy

Bangladesh Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
297.1 kg
2022
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.4
2022
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
124.8 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
83.1%
2022
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
25%
2021
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.28%
2022
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share
44.3%
2022
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
603 kWh
2022
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.5%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
16%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bangladesh Lebanon
% of world population
2.13%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-473,362
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.2
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
61
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.34
2018
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
50
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
79%
2022
92%
2019
English speaking
12%
2023
40%
2023
People using the Internet
44.5%
2023
83.5%
2023

Health

Bangladesh Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$61.1
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$44.3
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.5%
2022
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.67
2021
2.62
2019
Age at first childbirth
18.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
115
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.6
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
5.41%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
2
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.9%
2022
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Bangladesh Lebanon
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
289.2 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,290 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,272 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
229,351 mi
2018
13,487 mi
2017

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