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Bangladesh vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bangladesh has a population of 174M (ranked 8/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Bangladesh's land area is 50,186 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 94th vs. 187th).

By GDP, Bangladesh ranks 36/197 ($450B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Bangladesh ranks 146/197 ($2,593), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Bangladesh Malta
Population
177398795
583596
Population rank 8/197 167/197
GDP
$450B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 36/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$2,593
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 146/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,647
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$181B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.3%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,041
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 140/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,159
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
50,186 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
3,458 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.16
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
26.7 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Bangladesh and Malta: Comparison Charts

Bangladesh and Malta economies compared

GDP
Bangladesh

Malta
Year GDP
Bangladesh Malta
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 $250,728,796
1971 $8,751,843,188 $264,578,485
1972 $6,288,245,867 $295,106,628
1973 $8,086,725,729 $345,616,106
1974 $12,512,460,520 $376,081,124
1975 $19,448,348,073 $474,618,321
1976 $10,117,113,333 $527,936,989
1977 $9,651,149,302 $625,563,171
1978 $13,281,767,143 $793,673,402
1979 $15,565,480,322 $1,001,288,847
1980 $18,138,049,096 $1,250,198,601
1981 $20,249,694,002 $1,243,509,394
1982 $18,525,399,202 $1,234,474,404
1983 $17,609,048,822 $1,165,729,707
1984 $18,920,840,000 $1,101,807,023
1985 $22,278,423,077 $1,117,797,439
1986 $21,774,033,333 $1,435,038,441
1987 $24,298,032,258 $1,751,293,461
1988 $26,579,005,558 $2,019,503,068
1989 $28,781,715,189 $2,118,655,677
1990 $31,598,340,778 $2,547,328,748
1991 $30,957,483,950 $2,750,216,747
1992 $31,708,874,594 $3,021,942,759
1993 $33,166,519,418 $2,709,193,538
1994 $33,768,660,883 $2,998,505,428
1995 $37,939,748,769 $3,709,360,097
1996 $46,438,484,108 $3,822,489,746
1997 $48,244,309,133 $3,787,070,704
1998 $49,984,559,471 $4,010,092,091
1999 $51,270,569,884 $4,111,891,845
2000 $53,369,787,319 $4,036,809,865
2001 $53,991,289,844 $4,070,867,153
2002 $54,724,081,491 $4,455,127,398
2003 $60,158,929,188 $5,418,315,225
2004 $65,108,544,250 $6,104,141,501
2005 $69,476,001,239 $6,393,234,965
2006 $71,795,736,172 $6,749,838,862
2007 $79,611,644,975 $7,908,412,374
2008 $91,636,997,371 $9,135,419,490
2009 $102,475,158,191 $8,734,745,632
2010 $115,275,540,051 $9,097,044,182
2011 $128,607,482,310 $9,789,361,705
2012 $133,310,747,603 $9,609,532,106
2013 $149,998,957,434 $10,796,782,634
2014 $172,886,611,654 $11,888,032,862
2015 $195,146,608,978 $11,340,795,033
2016 $265,224,515,675 $12,025,782,885
2017 $293,732,446,625 $14,161,366,733
2018 $321,362,752,442 $16,153,779,511
2019 $351,231,654,604 $16,337,793,531
2020 $373,979,442,362 $16,409,900,599
2021 $416,271,647,911 $19,723,563,355
2022 $460,131,689,083 $19,239,187,084
2023 $437,415,333,018 $22,210,718,401
2024 $450,119,424,622 $24,322,006,608

Bangladesh and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Bangladesh

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Bangladesh Malta
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 $828
1971 $124.5 $874
1972 $87.8 $976
1973 $109.7 $1,144
1974 $165 $1,245
1975 $249.8 $1,560
1976 $126.7 $1,727
1977 $117.9 $2,038
1978 $158.3 $2,559
1979 $181.1 $3,196
1980 $206.1 $3,948
1981 $224.2 $3,898
1982 $199.6 $3,788
1983 $184.7 $3,527
1984 $193.4 $3,333
1985 $222.2 $3,322
1986 $212.1 $4,195
1987 $231.5 $5,084
1988 $247.9 $5,814
1989 $263 $6,041
1990 $283.1 $7,192
1991 $272.1 $7,559
1992 $273.5 $8,220
1993 $280.8 $7,296
1994 $280.6 $8,000
1995 $309 $9,828
1996 $372 $10,062
1997 $379 $9,893
1998 $386 $10,408
1999 $388 $10,609
2000 $397 $10,348
2001 $395 $10,358
2002 $394 $11,251
2003 $427 $13,594
2004 $456 $15,212
2005 $480 $15,831
2006 $490 $16,654
2007 $538 $19,444
2008 $613 $22,315
2009 $679 $21,176
2010 $757 $21,947
2011 $837 $23,517
2012 $860 $22,878
2013 $958 $25,416
2014 $1,094 $27,425
2015 $1,224 $25,530
2016 $1,649 $26,459
2017 $1,811 $30,317
2018 $1,965 $33,382
2019 $2,130 $32,422
2020 $2,249 $31,834
2021 $2,483 $38,065
2022 $2,716 $36,224
2023 $2,551 $40,182
2024 $2,593 $42,347

Bangladesh vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bangladesh

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Bangladesh Malta
1950 37.4 63.5
1951 38.1 63.9
1952 38.8 64.1
1953 39.4 64.3
1954 40.4 65.1
1955 41.1 66.3
1956 41.6 66.8
1957 42.6 67.5
1958 43.1 67.8
1959 43.7 68.4
1960 44 68.4
1961 44.9 68.4
1962 45.8 69.2
1963 45.7 69.2
1964 46.8 69.3
1965 46 69.5
1966 47.6 69.7
1967 48.1 69.8
1968 48.4 69.9
1969 48.7 70.1
1970 42.7 70.4
1971 26.5 70.1
1972 49.6 70.7
1973 49.9 71.3
1974 49.6 71.9
1975 50.6 72.1
1976 51 72.2
1977 51.3 72.3
1978 51.6 72.3
1979 52 72.5
1980 52.3 72.3
1981 52.6 72.4
1982 53 72.8
1983 53.4 73.1
1984 53.8 73.3
1985 53.9 73.9
1986 54.6 74.5
1987 54.9 75.3
1988 55.2 75.9
1989 55.5 76.2
1990 55.8 76.2
1991 53.8 76.5
1992 56.6 76.7
1993 57.1 76.8
1994 57.6 76.9
1995 58.2 77
1996 58.9 76.3
1997 59.7 77.3
1998 60.4 77.8
1999 61.2 77.8
2000 62 77.9
2001 62.8 78.9
2002 63.6 78.5
2003 64.3 78.7
2004 64.9 79.2
2005 65.5 79.5
2006 66 79.6
2007 66.5 79.7
2008 67 79.7
2009 67.5 80.4
2010 68 81.4
2011 68.5 80.8
2012 69 81.1
2013 69.5 81.8
2014 70 82.3
2015 70.5 82.6
2016 71.1 82.7
2017 71.6 83.1
2018 72.1 82.9
2019 72.6 82.8
2020 71.4 82.3
2021 71.1 82.3
2022 74.3 82.2
2023 74.7 83.3
2024 74.9 83.5
2025 75.2 83.6

Bangladesh and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Bangladesh

Malta
Year Population
Bangladesh Malta
1960 51,828,660 326,550
1961 53,310,348 325,250
1962 54,881,146 323,900
1963 56,504,402 322,550
1964 58,178,374 321,250
1965 59,902,519 318,800
1966 61,669,806 315,200
1967 63,510,929 311,550
1968 65,408,276 307,900
1969 67,294,133 304,300
1970 69,058,894 302,650
1971 70,276,758 302,700
1972 71,641,519 302,450
1973 73,722,294 302,200
1974 75,839,348 301,996
1975 77,854,351 304,222
1976 79,855,318 305,774
1977 81,867,264 306,970
1978 83,889,655 310,182
1979 85,935,072 313,342
1980 88,016,432 316,645
1981 90,303,105 318,982
1982 92,814,507 325,898
1983 95,335,155 330,524
1984 97,814,966 330,593
1985 100,253,825 336,452
1986 102,635,572 342,121
1987 104,959,291 344,485
1988 107,216,008 347,325
1989 109,433,799 350,722
1990 111,633,717 354,170
1991 113,787,109 363,845
1992 115,952,192 367,618
1993 118,132,360 371,308
1994 120,343,179 374,797
1995 122,600,370 377,419
1996 124,862,179 379,905
1997 127,198,069 382,791
1998 129,622,332 385,287
1999 132,108,065 387,578
2000 134,544,304 390,087
2001 136,805,810 393,028
2002 138,933,658 395,969
2003 140,970,351 398,582
2004 142,902,856 401,268
2005 144,715,786 403,834
2006 146,405,973 405,308
2007 147,989,278 406,724
2008 149,474,264 409,379
2009 150,873,714 412,477
2010 152,201,981 414,508
2011 153,591,076 416,268
2012 155,070,101 420,028
2013 156,532,141 424,810
2014 157,964,929 433,481
2015 159,383,179 444,220
2016 160,811,932 454,505
2017 162,186,147 467,106
2018 163,523,103 483,903
2019 164,913,055 503,912
2020 166,298,024 515,490
2021 167,658,854 518,150
2022 169,384,897 531,113
2023 171,466,990 552,747
2024 173,562,364 574,346

Fertility rates in Bangladesh and Malta

Fertility rate
Bangladesh

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Bangladesh Malta
1960 6.74 3.62
1961 6.78 3.27
1962 6.81 3.24
1963 6.8 2.9
1964 6.79 2.79
1965 6.77 2.52
1966 6.77 2.33
1967 6.79 2.24
1968 6.79 2.12
1969 6.81 2.02
1970 6.84 2.03
1971 6.83 2.06
1972 6.82 2.01
1973 6.8 1.65
1974 6.78 1.64
1975 6.73 2.27
1976 6.66 2.21
1977 6.58 2.14
1978 6.51 2.05
1979 6.42 2.1
1980 6.33 1.99
1981 6.24 1.87
1982 6.12 1.9
1983 5.91 1.92
1984 5.73 1.95
1985 5.54 1.95
1986 5.3 1.93
1987 5.08 1.97
1988 4.85 2.06
1989 4.7 2.1
1990 4.51 2.02
1991 4.26 1.99
1992 4.03 2.07
1993 3.83 1.96
1994 3.74 1.84
1995 3.59 1.77
1996 3.51 1.99
1997 3.5 1.93
1998 3.43 1.84
1999 3.36 1.73
2000 3.28 1.68
2001 3.2 1.48
2002 3.13 1.45
2003 3.03 1.48
2004 2.94 1.4
2005 2.85 1.38
2006 2.76 1.36
2007 2.67 1.35
2008 2.58 1.43
2009 2.48 1.42
2010 2.38 1.36
2011 2.31 1.45
2012 2.26 1.42
2013 2.25 1.36
2014 2.23 1.38
2015 2.23 1.37
2016 2.23 1.37
2017 2.21 1.26
2018 2.19 1.23
2019 2.18 1.14
2020 2.17 1.13
2021 2.17 1.13
2022 2.18 1.08
2023 2.16 1.06

Bangladesh and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Bangladesh

Malta
Year Median age, years
Bangladesh Malta
1960 19 23.6
1961 18.9 23.8
1962 18.8 24
1963 18.7 24.2
1964 18.6 24.4
1965 18.5 24.5
1966 18.4 24.6
1967 18.3 24.8
1968 18.2 25
1969 18 25.5
1970 17.9 25.9
1971 17.8 26.3
1972 17.7 26.8
1973 17.6 27.2
1974 17.5 27.6
1975 17.5 28
1976 17.5 28.4
1977 17.5 28.7
1978 17.6 29.2
1979 17.6 29.6
1980 17.6 30
1981 17.6 30.3
1982 17.6 30.6
1983 17.7 30.9
1984 17.7 31.2
1985 17.8 31.4
1986 17.9 31.7
1987 18 32
1988 18.2 32.4
1989 18.4 32.7
1990 18.5 33
1991 18.7 33.3
1992 18.9 33.7
1993 19.1 34
1994 19.3 34.3
1995 19.5 34.7
1996 19.7 35.1
1997 19.9 35.5
1998 20.2 35.8
1999 20.4 36.1
2000 20.7 36.4
2001 21 36.7
2002 21.2 37
2003 21.4 37.4
2004 21.6 37.7
2005 21.8 38.1
2006 22 38.4
2007 22.2 38.7
2008 22.4 39
2009 22.7 39.3
2010 22.9 39.6
2011 23.2 39.9
2012 23.5 40.2
2013 23.8 40.4
2014 24.2 40.6
2015 24.5 40.6
2016 24.8 40.6
2017 25 40.5
2018 25.2 40.2
2019 25.4 39.9
2020 25.6 39.9
2021 25.8 40.2
2022 26 40.8
2023 26.4 41.4
2024 26.7 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bangladesh Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$490B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.03%
2024
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.02%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
227,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.12%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.35%
2023
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.4%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
34.1%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.7
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2022
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
2.7%
2022
Number of billionaires
0
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
691
2024
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$87.9B
2024
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$21.4B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$27.2B
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
323,000
2019
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.57%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
43.3%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Bangladesh Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
297.1 kg
2022
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.4
2022
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
124.8 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
83.1%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
25%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.28%
2022
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
44.3%
2022
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
603 kWh
2022
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.5%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bangladesh Malta
% of world population
2.13%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-473,362
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.2
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
61
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.34
2018
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
50
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
79%
2022
94.9%
2021
English speaking
12%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
44.5%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Bangladesh Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$61.1
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$44.3
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.5%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.67
2021
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
18.6 years
2025
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
115
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.6
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
5.41%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
2
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.9%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Bangladesh Malta
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
289.2 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,290 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,272 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
229,351 mi
2018
1,401 mi
2001

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