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Bangladesh vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bangladesh has a population of 174M (ranked 8/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Bangladesh's land area is 50,186 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 94th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Bangladesh ranks 36/197 ($450B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Bangladesh ranks 146/197 ($2,593), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Bangladesh Maldives
Population
177398795
531152
Population rank 8/197 168/197
GDP
$450B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 36/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$2,593
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 146/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,647
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$181B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.3%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,041
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 140/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,159
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
50,186 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
3,458 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.16
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
26.7 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Bangladesh and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Bangladesh and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Bangladesh

Maldives
Year GDP
Bangladesh Maldives
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 $19,328,038
1971 $8,751,843,188 $21,566,404
1972 $6,288,245,867 $25,177,138
1973 $8,086,725,729 $30,862,042
1974 $12,512,460,520 $39,120,171
1975 $19,448,348,073 $24,540,878
1976 $10,117,113,333 $22,399,467
1977 $9,651,149,302 $20,853,789
1978 $13,281,767,143 $24,369,109
1979 $15,565,480,322 $38,523,364
1980 $18,138,049,096 $42,463,576
1981 $20,249,694,002 $44,781,457
1982 $18,525,399,202 $47,911,340
1983 $17,609,048,822 $57,829,787
1984 $18,920,840,000 $109,503,546
1985 $22,278,423,077 $127,190,758
1986 $21,774,033,333 $141,882,254
1987 $24,298,032,258 $141,223,029
1988 $26,579,005,558 $168,514,513
1989 $28,781,715,189 $189,514,434
1990 $31,598,340,778 $215,043,970
1991 $30,957,483,950 $244,396,762
1992 $31,708,874,594 $284,875,809
1993 $33,166,519,418 $322,417,837
1994 $33,768,660,883 $356,014,932
1995 $37,939,748,769 $398,988,955
1996 $46,438,484,108 $450,382,328
1997 $48,244,309,133 $508,223,602
1998 $49,984,559,471 $540,096,398
1999 $51,270,569,884 $589,239,754
2000 $53,369,787,319 $624,337,145
2001 $53,991,289,844 $870,031,677
2002 $54,724,081,491 $897,031,250
2003 $60,158,929,188 $1,052,121,055
2004 $65,108,544,250 $1,226,829,563
2005 $69,476,001,239 $1,163,362,438
2006 $71,795,736,172 $1,575,200,391
2007 $79,611,644,975 $1,868,383,461
2008 $91,636,997,371 $2,271,646,188
2009 $102,475,158,191 $2,345,294,875
2010 $115,275,540,051 $2,588,176,055
2011 $128,607,482,310 $2,774,350,240
2012 $133,310,747,603 $2,886,163,997
2013 $149,998,957,434 $3,295,009,238
2014 $172,886,611,654 $3,697,353,039
2015 $195,146,608,978 $4,129,505,319
2016 $265,224,515,675 $4,409,942,624
2017 $293,732,446,625 $4,816,426,257
2018 $321,362,752,442 $5,404,344,163
2019 $351,231,654,604 $5,726,094,799
2020 $373,979,442,362 $3,712,604,583
2021 $416,271,647,911 $5,252,457,370
2022 $460,131,689,083 $6,177,118,114
2023 $437,415,333,018 $6,590,894,302
2024 $450,119,424,622 $6,975,146,349

Bangladesh and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Bangladesh

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Bangladesh Maldives
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 $156.9
1971 $124.5 $169.8
1972 $87.8 $192.2
1973 $109.7 $228.7
1974 $165 $281.5
1975 $249.8 $171.4
1976 $126.7 $151.8
1977 $117.9 $137.3
1978 $158.3 $156.1
1979 $181.1 $240.2
1980 $206.1 $257.6
1981 $224.2 $264.1
1982 $199.6 $274.8
1983 $184.7 $323
1984 $193.4 $594
1985 $222.2 $669
1986 $212.1 $720
1987 $231.5 $692
1988 $247.9 $799
1989 $263 $870
1990 $283.1 $957
1991 $272.1 $1,054
1992 $273.5 $1,194
1993 $280.8 $1,317
1994 $280.6 $1,419
1995 $309 $1,555
1996 $372 $1,717
1997 $379 $1,898
1998 $386 $1,980
1999 $388 $2,124
2000 $397 $2,214
2001 $395 $3,034
2002 $394 $3,076
2003 $427 $3,549
2004 $456 $4,070
2005 $480 $3,797
2006 $490 $5,019
2007 $538 $5,758
2008 $613 $6,757
2009 $679 $6,734
2010 $757 $7,174
2011 $837 $7,425
2012 $860 $7,461
2013 $958 $8,236
2014 $1,094 $8,939
2015 $1,224 $9,645
2016 $1,649 $9,948
2017 $1,811 $10,510
2018 $1,965 $11,423
2019 $2,130 $11,740
2020 $2,249 $7,394
2021 $2,483 $10,176
2022 $2,716 $11,786
2023 $2,551 $12,530
2024 $2,593 $13,216

Bangladesh vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bangladesh

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Bangladesh Maldives
1950 37.4 36.5
1951 38.1 37.1
1952 38.8 37
1953 39.4 36.9
1954 40.4 36.9
1955 41.1 37
1956 41.6 37.1
1957 42.6 37.3
1958 43.1 37.6
1959 43.7 37.9
1960 44 38.2
1961 44.9 38.6
1962 45.8 39.1
1963 45.7 39.6
1964 46.8 40.2
1965 46 40.8
1966 47.6 41.4
1967 48.1 42.1
1968 48.4 42.9
1969 48.7 43.7
1970 42.7 44.5
1971 26.5 45.5
1972 49.6 46.4
1973 49.9 47.5
1974 49.6 48.5
1975 50.6 49.6
1976 51 50.8
1977 51.3 51.8
1978 51.6 50.4
1979 52 53.9
1980 52.3 54.8
1981 52.6 55.7
1982 53 56.6
1983 53.4 57.5
1984 53.8 58.3
1985 53.9 59.2
1986 54.6 60
1987 54.9 60.8
1988 55.2 61.6
1989 55.5 62.4
1990 55.8 63.1
1991 53.8 63.9
1992 56.6 64.7
1993 57.1 65.4
1994 57.6 66.2
1995 58.2 67
1996 58.9 67.7
1997 59.7 68.5
1998 60.4 69.3
1999 61.2 70.2
2000 62 70.9
2001 62.8 71.7
2002 63.6 72.4
2003 64.3 73.3
2004 64.9 73
2005 65.5 74.8
2006 66 75.3
2007 66.5 75.7
2008 67 76
2009 67.5 76.4
2010 68 76.8
2011 68.5 77.1
2012 69 77.5
2013 69.5 77.8
2014 70 78.2
2015 70.5 78.6
2016 71.1 78.9
2017 71.6 79.2
2018 72.1 79.4
2019 72.6 79.7
2020 71.4 78.7
2021 71.1 78.1
2022 74.3 80.8
2023 74.7 81
2024 74.9 81.3
2025 75.2 81.5

Bangladesh and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Bangladesh

Maldives
Year Population
Bangladesh Maldives
1960 51,828,660 91,189
1961 53,310,348 93,450
1962 54,881,146 95,802
1963 56,504,402 98,222
1964 58,178,374 100,662
1965 59,902,519 104,102
1966 61,669,806 108,507
1967 63,510,929 112,528
1968 65,408,276 116,075
1969 67,294,133 119,564
1970 69,058,894 123,219
1971 70,276,758 127,035
1972 71,641,519 130,968
1973 73,722,294 134,952
1974 75,839,348 138,978
1975 77,854,351 143,158
1976 79,855,318 147,525
1977 81,867,264 151,930
1978 83,889,655 156,159
1979 85,935,072 160,360
1980 88,016,432 164,835
1981 90,303,105 169,532
1982 92,814,507 174,333
1983 95,335,155 179,128
1984 97,814,966 184,198
1985 100,253,825 190,169
1986 102,635,572 196,935
1987 104,959,291 203,944
1988 107,216,008 210,885
1989 109,433,799 217,738
1990 111,633,717 224,762
1991 113,787,109 231,802
1992 115,952,192 238,543
1993 118,132,360 244,884
1994 120,343,179 250,822
1995 122,600,370 256,649
1996 124,862,179 262,347
1997 127,198,069 267,707
1998 129,622,332 272,723
1999 132,108,065 277,412
2000 134,544,304 282,019
2001 136,805,810 286,767
2002 138,933,658 291,616
2003 140,970,351 296,491
2004 142,902,856 301,413
2005 144,715,786 306,429
2006 146,405,973 313,851
2007 147,989,278 324,479
2008 149,474,264 336,170
2009 150,873,714 348,275
2010 152,201,981 360,792
2011 153,591,076 373,674
2012 155,070,101 386,818
2013 156,532,141 400,070
2014 157,964,929 413,617
2015 159,383,179 428,154
2016 160,811,932 443,308
2017 162,186,147 458,287
2018 163,523,103 473,099
2019 164,913,055 487,731
2020 166,298,024 502,118
2021 167,658,854 516,154
2022 169,384,897 524,106
2023 171,466,990 525,994
2024 173,562,364 527,799

Fertility rates in Bangladesh and Maldives

Fertility rate
Bangladesh

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Bangladesh Maldives
1960 6.74 6.71
1961 6.78 6.79
1962 6.81 6.89
1963 6.8 6.94
1964 6.79 7
1965 6.77 7.07
1966 6.77 7.15
1967 6.79 7.23
1968 6.79 7.28
1969 6.81 7.33
1970 6.84 7.39
1971 6.83 7.38
1972 6.82 7.37
1973 6.8 7.4
1974 6.78 7.38
1975 6.73 7.32
1976 6.66 7.29
1977 6.58 7.27
1978 6.51 7.23
1979 6.42 7.23
1980 6.33 7.23
1981 6.24 7.19
1982 6.12 7.15
1983 5.91 7.09
1984 5.73 7.03
1985 5.54 6.94
1986 5.3 6.85
1987 5.08 6.73
1988 4.85 6.58
1989 4.7 6.39
1990 4.51 6.13
1991 4.26 5.8
1992 4.03 5.44
1993 3.83 5.06
1994 3.74 4.69
1995 3.59 4.29
1996 3.51 3.86
1997 3.5 3.48
1998 3.43 3.17
1999 3.36 2.9
2000 3.28 2.69
2001 3.2 2.53
2002 3.13 2.42
2003 3.03 2.34
2004 2.94 2.26
2005 2.85 2.2
2006 2.76 2.2
2007 2.67 2.29
2008 2.58 2.37
2009 2.48 2.39
2010 2.38 2.35
2011 2.31 2.31
2012 2.26 2.25
2013 2.25 2.17
2014 2.23 2.09
2015 2.23 2
2016 2.23 1.9
2017 2.21 1.8
2018 2.19 1.71
2019 2.18 1.64
2020 2.17 1.61
2021 2.17 1.6
2022 2.18 1.58
2023 2.16 1.58

Bangladesh and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Bangladesh

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Bangladesh Maldives
1960 19 20.6
1961 18.9 20.6
1962 18.8 20.6
1963 18.7 20.6
1964 18.6 20.5
1965 18.5 19.9
1966 18.4 18.9
1967 18.3 18.2
1968 18.2 17.8
1969 18 17.6
1970 17.9 17.4
1971 17.8 17.3
1972 17.7 17.2
1973 17.6 17.2
1974 17.5 17.2
1975 17.5 17.1
1976 17.5 17
1977 17.5 17
1978 17.6 17
1979 17.6 16.9
1980 17.6 16.8
1981 17.6 16.8
1982 17.6 16.9
1983 17.7 16.9
1984 17.7 17
1985 17.8 17
1986 17.9 16.9
1987 18 16.7
1988 18.2 16.6
1989 18.4 16.5
1990 18.5 16.4
1991 18.7 16.4
1992 18.9 16.4
1993 19.1 16.5
1994 19.3 16.7
1995 19.5 16.9
1996 19.7 17.3
1997 19.9 17.6
1998 20.2 18
1999 20.4 18.4
2000 20.7 18.9
2001 21 19.3
2002 21.2 19.8
2003 21.4 20.3
2004 21.6 20.9
2005 21.8 21.5
2006 22 22.1
2007 22.2 22.7
2008 22.4 23.2
2009 22.7 23.8
2010 22.9 24.4
2011 23.2 25.1
2012 23.5 25.8
2013 23.8 26.5
2014 24.2 27.1
2015 24.5 27.6
2016 24.8 28
2017 25 28.5
2018 25.2 29
2019 25.4 29.5
2020 25.6 30.1
2021 25.8 30.7
2022 26 31.4
2023 26.4 32.1
2024 26.7 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bangladesh Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$490B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.03%
2024
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.02%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
227,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.12%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.35%
2023
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
51.4%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
34.1%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.7
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2022
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
3.8%
2019
Number of billionaires
0
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
691
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$87.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$21.4B
2024
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$27.2B
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
323,000
2019
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.57%
2020
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
43.3%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Bangladesh Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
297.1 kg
2022
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.4
2022
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
124.8 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
83.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
25%
2021
1.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.28%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
44.3%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
603 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
1.5%
2021
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bangladesh Maldives
% of world population
2.13%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-473,362
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.2
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
61
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.34
2018
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
50
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
79%
2022
97.9%
2021
English speaking
12%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
44.5%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Bangladesh Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$61.1
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$44.3
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.5%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.67
2021
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
18.6 years
2025
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
115
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.6
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
5.41%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
2
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.9%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Bangladesh Maldives
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
289.2 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,290 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,272 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
229,351 mi
2018
57.8 mi
2018

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