Bangladesh vs North Korea statistics compared

Bangladesh has a population of 174M (ranked 8/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Bangladesh's land area is 50,186 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 94th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Bangladesh ranks 36/197 ($450B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Bangladesh ranks 146/197 ($2,593), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Bangladesh and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Bangladesh and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Bangladesh

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Bangladesh	North Korea
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	-
1989	$28,781,715,189	-
1990	$31,598,340,778	-
1991	$30,957,483,950	-
1992	$31,708,874,594	-
1993	$33,166,519,418	-
1994	$33,768,660,883	-
1995	$37,939,748,769	-
1996	$46,438,484,108	-
1997	$48,244,309,133	-
1998	$49,984,559,471	-
1999	$51,270,569,884	-
2000	$53,369,787,319	-
2001	$53,991,289,844	-
2002	$54,724,081,491	-
2003	$60,158,929,188	-
2004	$65,108,544,250	-
2005	$69,476,001,239	-
2006	$71,795,736,172	-
2007	$79,611,644,975	-
2008	$91,636,997,371	-
2009	$102,475,158,191	$23,356,470,000
2010	$115,275,540,051	$25,995,513,000
2011	$128,607,482,310	$29,005,020,000
2012	$133,310,747,603	$29,890,710,000
2013	$149,998,957,434	$30,588,922,000
2014	$172,886,611,654	$30,554,460,000
2015	$195,146,608,978	$30,723,030,000
2016	$265,224,515,675	$28,882,640,000
2017	$293,732,446,625	$29,105,440,000
2018	$321,362,752,442	$28,536,400,000
2019	$351,231,654,604	$28,222,880,000
2020	$373,979,442,362	$27,728,240,000
2021	$416,271,647,911	$32,301,720,000
2022	$460,131,689,083	$28,971,360,000
2023	$437,415,333,018	$32,155,360,000
2024	$450,119,424,622	$34,943,120,000

Bangladesh and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Bangladesh

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Bangladesh	North Korea
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	-
1989	$263	-
1990	$283.1	-
1991	$272.1	-
1992	$273.5	-
1993	$280.8	-
1994	$280.6	-
1995	$309	-
1996	$372	-
1997	$379	-
1998	$386	-
1999	$388	-
2000	$397	-
2001	$395	-
2002	$394	-
2003	$427	-
2004	$456	-
2005	$480	-
2006	$490	-
2007	$538	-
2008	$613	-
2009	$679	$939
2010	$757	$1,040
2011	$837	$1,156
2012	$860	$1,186
2013	$958	$1,208
2014	$1,094	$1,201
2015	$1,224	$1,201
2016	$1,649	$1,124
2017	$1,811	$1,127
2018	$1,965	$1,100
2019	$2,130	$1,084
2020	$2,249	$1,061
2021	$2,483	$1,231
2022	$2,716	$1,100
2023	$2,551	$1,217
2024	$2,593	$1,319

Bangladesh vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Bangladesh

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Bangladesh	North Korea
1950	37.4	14.2
1951	38.1	17.7
1952	38.8	32.8
1953	39.4	40.3
1954	40.4	50.6
1955	41.1	51.8
1956	41.6	52.8
1957	42.6	53.7
1958	43.1	54.5
1959	43.7	55.2
1960	44	55.8
1961	44.9	56.4
1962	45.8	57
1963	45.7	57.6
1964	46.8	58.2
1965	46	58.8
1966	47.6	59.4
1967	48.1	60.1
1968	48.4	60.8
1969	48.7	61.4
1970	42.7	62
1971	26.5	62.7
1972	49.6	63.3
1973	49.9	63.8
1974	49.6	64.3
1975	50.6	64.8
1976	51	65.3
1977	51.3	65.8
1978	51.6	66.3
1979	52	66.7
1980	52.3	67.2
1981	52.6	67.7
1982	53	68.1
1983	53.4	68.5
1984	53.8	68.9
1985	53.9	69.2
1986	54.6	69.5
1987	54.9	69.8
1988	55.2	70.1
1989	55.5	70.3
1990	55.8	70.5
1991	53.8	70.7
1992	56.6	71
1993	57.1	70.8
1994	57.6	70.5
1995	58.2	60.8
1996	58.9	60.8
1997	59.7	60.9
1998	60.4	60.9
1999	61.2	60.9
2000	62	60.9
2001	62.8	60.9
2002	63.6	60.9
2003	64.3	69.4
2004	64.9	69.3
2005	65.5	69.2
2006	66	69.1
2007	66.5	69
2008	67	69.3
2009	67.5	69.7
2010	68	70.2
2011	68.5	70.8
2012	69	71.3
2013	69.5	71.9
2014	70	72.5
2015	70.5	72.8
2016	71.1	73
2017	71.6	73
2018	72.1	73
2019	72.6	72.9
2020	71.4	72.8
2021	71.1	73.4
2022	74.3	73.6
2023	74.7	73.6
2024	74.9	73.7
2025	75.2	73.9

Bangladesh and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Bangladesh

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Bangladesh	North Korea
1960	51,828,660	11,722,953
1961	53,310,348	11,990,713
1962	54,881,146	12,262,882
1963	56,504,402	12,567,057
1964	58,178,374	12,889,770
1965	59,902,519	13,219,369
1966	61,669,806	13,569,094
1967	63,510,929	13,958,350
1968	65,408,276	14,365,596
1969	67,294,133	14,767,615
1970	69,058,894	15,172,775
1971	70,276,758	15,572,457
1972	71,641,519	15,975,069
1973	73,722,294	16,350,367
1974	75,839,348	16,673,121
1975	77,854,351	16,971,055
1976	79,855,318	17,243,450
1977	81,867,264	17,492,798
1978	83,889,655	17,735,995
1979	85,935,072	17,983,470
1980	88,016,432	18,236,786
1981	90,303,105	18,501,295
1982	92,814,507	18,776,357
1983	95,335,155	19,054,034
1984	97,814,966	19,335,043
1985	100,253,825	19,620,388
1986	102,635,572	19,910,855
1987	104,959,291	20,205,483
1988	107,216,008	20,503,161
1989	109,433,799	20,804,367
1990	111,633,717	21,112,137
1991	113,787,109	21,428,638
1992	115,952,192	21,750,911
1993	118,132,360	22,073,352
1994	120,343,179	22,393,975
1995	122,600,370	22,669,304
1996	124,862,179	22,895,746
1997	127,198,069	23,110,830
1998	129,622,332	23,311,564
1999	132,108,065	23,497,599
2000	134,544,304	23,665,910
2001	136,805,810	23,815,358
2002	138,933,658	23,943,973
2003	140,970,351	24,090,380
2004	142,902,856	24,254,943
2005	144,715,786	24,396,433
2006	146,405,973	24,524,507
2007	147,989,278	24,646,383
2008	149,474,264	24,764,618
2009	150,873,714	24,878,332
2010	152,201,981	24,987,258
2011	153,591,076	25,097,874
2012	155,070,101	25,211,728
2013	156,532,141	25,329,451
2014	157,964,929	25,451,262
2015	159,383,179	25,575,350
2016	160,811,932	25,698,326
2017	162,186,147	25,817,709
2018	163,523,103	25,931,147
2019	164,913,055	26,037,632
2020	166,298,024	26,136,312
2021	167,658,854	26,232,534
2022	169,384,897	26,328,845
2023	171,466,990	26,418,204
2024	173,562,364	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Bangladesh and North Korea

Fertility rate

Bangladesh

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bangladesh	North Korea
1960	6.74	3.57
1961	6.78	3.26
1962	6.81	3.41
1963	6.8	3.63
1964	6.79	3.55
1965	6.77	3.56
1966	6.77	3.71
1967	6.79	4.05
1968	6.79	3.87
1969	6.81	3.86
1970	6.84	3.85
1971	6.83	3.74
1972	6.82	3.89
1973	6.8	3.35
1974	6.78	3.14
1975	6.73	3.05
1976	6.66	2.84
1977	6.58	2.77
1978	6.51	2.79
1979	6.42	2.85
1980	6.33	2.84
1981	6.24	2.92
1982	6.12	2.85
1983	5.91	2.78
1984	5.73	2.71
1985	5.54	2.65
1986	5.3	2.59
1987	5.08	2.53
1988	4.85	2.47
1989	4.7	2.41
1990	4.51	2.39
1991	4.26	2.35
1992	4.03	2.29
1993	3.83	2.22
1994	3.74	2.18
1995	3.59	2.15
1996	3.51	2.09
1997	3.5	2.03
1998	3.43	1.99
1999	3.36	1.97
2000	3.28	1.94
2001	3.2	1.94
2002	3.13	1.92
2003	3.03	1.91
2004	2.94	1.9
2005	2.85	1.87
2006	2.76	1.94
2007	2.67	1.94
2008	2.58	1.97
2009	2.48	1.91
2010	2.38	1.89
2011	2.31	1.88
2012	2.26	1.88
2013	2.25	1.88
2014	2.23	1.87
2015	2.23	1.86
2016	2.23	1.86
2017	2.21	1.85
2018	2.19	1.83
2019	2.18	1.83
2020	2.17	1.82
2021	2.17	1.81
2022	2.18	1.8
2023	2.16	1.78

Bangladesh and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Bangladesh

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Bangladesh	North Korea
1960	19	19.9
1961	18.9	20.2
1962	18.8	20.6
1963	18.7	20.8
1964	18.6	21
1965	18.5	21.2
1966	18.4	21.3
1967	18.3	21.4
1968	18.2	21.4
1969	18	21.4
1970	17.9	21.4
1971	17.8	21.2
1972	17.7	20.9
1973	17.6	20.7
1974	17.5	20.7
1975	17.5	20.9
1976	17.5	21.1
1977	17.5	21.4
1978	17.6	21.8
1979	17.6	22.2
1980	17.6	22.5
1981	17.6	22.8
1982	17.6	23.1
1983	17.7	23.5
1984	17.7	23.9
1985	17.8	24.2
1986	17.9	24.5
1987	18	24.8
1988	18.2	25.1
1989	18.4	25.6
1990	18.5	26
1991	18.7	26.4
1992	18.9	26.8
1993	19.1	27.2
1994	19.3	27.6
1995	19.5	28
1996	19.7	28.3
1997	19.9	28.8
1998	20.2	29.2
1999	20.4	29.6
2000	20.7	30.1
2001	21	30.5
2002	21.2	31
2003	21.4	31.4
2004	21.6	31.8
2005	21.8	32.1
2006	22	32.5
2007	22.2	32.9
2008	22.4	33.3
2009	22.7	33.7
2010	22.9	34
2011	23.2	34.3
2012	23.5	34.5
2013	23.8	34.7
2014	24.2	35
2015	24.5	35.2
2016	24.8	35.4
2017	25	35.7
2018	25.2	35.9
2019	25.4	36.2
2020	25.6	36.4
2021	25.8	36.6
2022	26	36.8
2023	26.4	37.1
2024	26.7	37.3

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