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Bangladesh vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bangladesh has a population of 174M (ranked 8/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Bangladesh's land area is 50,186 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 94th vs. 145th).

By GDP, Bangladesh ranks 36/197 ($450B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Bangladesh ranks 146/197 ($2,593), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

Bangladesh North Macedonia
Population
177398795
1783115
Population rank 8/197 150/197
GDP
$450B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 36/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$2,593
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 146/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,647
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$181B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.3%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,041
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 140/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,159
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
50,186 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
3,458 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.16
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
26.7 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

Bangladesh and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Bangladesh and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
Bangladesh

North Macedonia
Year GDP
Bangladesh North Macedonia
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 $4,699,646,643
1991 $30,957,483,950 $4,938,775,510
1992 $31,708,874,594 $2,436,849,342
1993 $33,166,519,418 $2,682,456,897
1994 $33,768,660,883 $3,559,608,640
1995 $37,939,748,769 $4,707,041,315
1996 $46,438,484,108 $4,642,021,256
1997 $48,244,309,133 $3,912,986,091
1998 $49,984,559,471 $3,765,745,023
1999 $51,270,569,884 $3,863,619,285
2000 $53,369,787,319 $3,772,859,034
2001 $53,991,289,844 $3,709,636,031
2002 $54,724,081,491 $4,018,365,747
2003 $60,158,929,188 $4,946,296,599
2004 $65,108,544,250 $5,682,784,472
2005 $69,476,001,239 $6,258,602,873
2006 $71,795,736,172 $6,861,226,972
2007 $79,611,644,975 $8,336,474,974
2008 $91,636,997,371 $9,909,552,435
2009 $102,475,158,191 $9,401,736,825
2010 $115,275,540,051 $9,407,170,321
2011 $128,607,482,310 $10,494,626,768
2012 $133,310,747,603 $9,745,261,301
2013 $149,998,957,434 $10,817,702,346
2014 $172,886,611,654 $11,362,265,253
2015 $195,146,608,978 $10,064,519,963
2016 $265,224,515,675 $10,672,467,073
2017 $293,732,446,625 $11,307,067,070
2018 $321,362,752,442 $12,683,068,114
2019 $351,231,654,604 $12,606,338,449
2020 $373,979,442,362 $12,361,036,914
2021 $416,271,647,911 $14,000,283,827
2022 $460,131,689,083 $13,932,436,550
2023 $437,415,333,018 $15,763,604,288
2024 $450,119,424,622 $16,685,236,492

Bangladesh and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Bangladesh

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
Bangladesh North Macedonia
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 $2,277
1991 $272.1 $2,402
1992 $273.5 $1,199
1993 $280.8 $1,337
1994 $280.6 $1,786
1995 $309 $2,355
1996 $372 $2,307
1997 $379 $1,960
1998 $386 $1,876
1999 $388 $1,915
2000 $397 $1,862
2001 $395 $1,823
2002 $394 $1,989
2003 $427 $2,445
2004 $456 $2,819
2005 $480 $3,121
2006 $490 $3,440
2007 $538 $4,204
2008 $613 $5,026
2009 $679 $4,800
2010 $757 $4,833
2011 $837 $5,417
2012 $860 $5,050
2013 $958 $5,626
2014 $1,094 $5,925
2015 $1,224 $5,263
2016 $1,649 $5,598
2017 $1,811 $5,955
2018 $1,965 $6,714
2019 $2,130 $6,719
2020 $2,249 $6,660
2021 $2,483 $7,621
2022 $2,716 $7,606
2023 $2,551 $8,624
2024 $2,593 $9,310

Bangladesh vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bangladesh

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Bangladesh North Macedonia
1950 37.4 50.6
1951 38.1 48.5
1952 38.8 52.5
1953 39.4 53.2
1954 40.4 55.7
1955 41.1 55.4
1956 41.6 58.5
1957 42.6 55.7
1958 43.1 60.3
1959 43.7 59.5
1960 44 60.5
1961 44.9 61.8
1962 45.8 59.3
1963 45.7 61.4
1964 46.8 61.5
1965 46 62.6
1966 47.6 63.5
1967 48.1 63.8
1968 48.4 64.6
1969 48.7 64
1970 42.7 65
1971 26.5 65.2
1972 49.6 65.6
1973 49.9 67.1
1974 49.6 67.1
1975 50.6 67.3
1976 51 67.9
1977 51.3 68.2
1978 51.6 69.1
1979 52 69.2
1980 52.3 69.1
1981 52.6 69.4
1982 53 69.8
1983 53.4 69.7
1984 53.8 70.2
1985 53.9 70.2
1986 54.6 70.3
1987 54.9 70.4
1988 55.2 70.5
1989 55.5 71.1
1990 55.8 71.3
1991 53.8 71.8
1992 56.6 71.3
1993 57.1 71.7
1994 57.6 71.5
1995 58.2 72
1996 58.9 71.9
1997 59.7 71.9
1998 60.4 71.8
1999 61.2 72.3
2000 62 72.6
2001 62.8 73
2002 63.6 72.7
2003 64.3 73
2004 64.9 73.4
2005 65.5 73.6
2006 66 73.8
2007 66.5 73.7
2008 67 74.4
2009 67.5 74.5
2010 68 75
2011 68.5 75.1
2012 69 75
2013 69.5 75.6
2014 70 75.6
2015 70.5 75.6
2016 71.1 75.6
2017 71.6 76.2
2018 72.1 76.9
2019 72.6 76.8
2020 71.4 74.5
2021 71.1 73.3
2022 74.3 76.6
2023 74.7 77.4
2024 74.9 77.5
2025 75.2 77.7

Bangladesh and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Bangladesh

North Macedonia
Year Population
Bangladesh North Macedonia
1960 51,828,660 1,435,059
1961 53,310,348 1,455,171
1962 54,881,146 1,471,745
1963 56,504,402 1,488,737
1964 58,178,374 1,510,900
1965 59,902,519 1,533,466
1966 61,669,806 1,557,349
1967 63,510,929 1,582,492
1968 65,408,276 1,608,930
1969 67,294,133 1,636,345
1970 69,058,894 1,664,208
1971 70,276,758 1,691,216
1972 71,641,519 1,717,395
1973 73,722,294 1,743,816
1974 75,839,348 1,770,545
1975 77,854,351 1,797,972
1976 79,855,318 1,825,830
1977 81,867,264 1,853,138
1978 83,889,655 1,879,847
1979 85,935,072 1,906,523
1980 88,016,432 1,933,038
1981 90,303,105 1,959,065
1982 92,814,507 1,978,956
1983 95,335,155 1,991,901
1984 97,814,966 2,003,399
1985 100,253,825 2,014,331
1986 102,635,572 2,024,732
1987 104,959,291 2,035,157
1988 107,216,008 2,045,737
1989 109,433,799 2,055,649
1990 111,633,717 2,063,689
1991 113,787,109 2,055,994
1992 115,952,192 2,032,523
1993 118,132,360 2,006,854
1994 120,343,179 1,992,666
1995 122,600,370 1,998,534
1996 124,862,179 2,012,553
1997 127,198,069 1,996,869
1998 129,622,332 2,007,523
1999 132,108,065 2,017,142
2000 134,544,304 2,026,350
2001 136,805,810 2,034,882
2002 138,933,658 2,020,157
2003 140,970,351 2,022,725
2004 142,902,856 2,016,186
2005 144,715,786 2,005,330
2006 146,405,973 1,994,287
2007 147,989,278 1,982,933
2008 149,474,264 1,971,493
2009 150,873,714 1,958,782
2010 152,201,981 1,946,298
2011 153,591,076 1,937,398
2012 155,070,101 1,929,821
2013 156,532,141 1,922,716
2014 157,964,929 1,917,557
2015 159,383,179 1,912,430
2016 160,811,932 1,906,313
2017 162,186,147 1,898,657
2018 163,523,103 1,889,051
2019 164,913,055 1,876,262
2020 166,298,024 1,856,124
2021 167,658,854 1,837,114
2022 169,384,897 1,831,712
2023 171,466,990 1,827,816
2024 173,562,364 1,792,179

Fertility rates in Bangladesh and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
Bangladesh

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
Bangladesh North Macedonia
1960 6.74 3.83
1961 6.78 3.62
1962 6.81 3.5
1963 6.8 3.62
1964 6.79 3.56
1965 6.77 3.52
1966 6.77 3.43
1967 6.79 3.33
1968 6.79 3.22
1969 6.81 3.1
1970 6.84 3.01
1971 6.83 2.93
1972 6.82 2.87
1973 6.8 2.72
1974 6.78 2.7
1975 6.73 2.69
1976 6.66 2.62
1977 6.58 2.49
1978 6.51 2.42
1979 6.42 2.4
1980 6.33 2.36
1981 6.24 2.29
1982 6.12 2.29
1983 5.91 2.25
1984 5.73 2.24
1985 5.54 2.25
1986 5.3 2.25
1987 5.08 2.32
1988 4.85 2.32
1989 4.7 2.25
1990 4.51 2.27
1991 4.26 2.31
1992 4.03 2.28
1993 3.83 2.26
1994 3.74 2.23
1995 3.59 2.13
1996 3.51 2.06
1997 3.5 1.92
1998 3.43 1.89
1999 3.36 1.77
2000 3.28 1.86
2001 3.2 1.73
2002 3.13 1.79
2003 3.03 1.75
2004 2.94 1.52
2005 2.85 1.5
2006 2.76 1.46
2007 2.67 1.46
2008 2.58 1.47
2009 2.48 1.5
2010 2.38 1.6
2011 2.31 1.46
2012 2.26 1.5
2013 2.25 1.5
2014 2.23 1.5
2015 2.23 1.49
2016 2.23 1.5
2017 2.21 1.43
2018 2.19 1.42
2019 2.18 1.34
2020 2.17 1.31
2021 2.17 1.6
2022 2.18 1.6
2023 2.16 1.5

Bangladesh and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
Bangladesh

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
Bangladesh North Macedonia
1960 19 21.8
1961 18.9 21.8
1962 18.8 21.9
1963 18.7 21.9
1964 18.6 21.9
1965 18.5 21.9
1966 18.4 22
1967 18.3 22.2
1968 18.2 22.4
1969 18 22.6
1970 17.9 22.8
1971 17.8 23.1
1972 17.7 23.3
1973 17.6 23.6
1974 17.5 23.9
1975 17.5 24.2
1976 17.5 24.5
1977 17.5 24.8
1978 17.6 25.2
1979 17.6 25.5
1980 17.6 25.9
1981 17.6 26.2
1982 17.6 26.5
1983 17.7 26.8
1984 17.7 27.2
1985 17.8 27.5
1986 17.9 27.8
1987 18 28
1988 18.2 28.3
1989 18.4 28.6
1990 18.5 28.9
1991 18.7 29.2
1992 18.9 29.6
1993 19.1 29.9
1994 19.3 30.3
1995 19.5 30.5
1996 19.7 30.8
1997 19.9 31
1998 20.2 31.2
1999 20.4 31.5
2000 20.7 31.9
2001 21 32.2
2002 21.2 32.6
2003 21.4 32.8
2004 21.6 33.2
2005 21.8 33.5
2006 22 33.9
2007 22.2 34.3
2008 22.4 34.7
2009 22.7 35.1
2010 22.9 35.5
2011 23.2 36
2012 23.5 36.4
2013 23.8 36.9
2014 24.2 37.3
2015 24.5 37.8
2016 24.8 38.3
2017 25 38.8
2018 25.2 39.4
2019 25.4 39.9
2020 25.6 40.3
2021 25.8 40.7
2022 26 40.9
2023 26.4 41.3
2024 26.7 41.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bangladesh North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$490B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.03%
2024
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.02%
2023
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
227,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.12%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.35%
2023
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.4%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
34.1%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.7
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2022
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
1.9%
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
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$27.2B
2024
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
323,000
2019
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.57%
2020
3.52%
2020
Banked people share
43.3%
2024
84.3%
2024

Energy

Bangladesh North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
297.1 kg
2022
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.4
2022
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
124.8 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
83.1%
2022
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
25%
2021
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.28%
2022
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
44.3%
2022
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
603 kWh
2022
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.5%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bangladesh North Macedonia
% of world population
2.13%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-473,362
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.2
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
61
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.34
2018
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
50
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
79%
2022
97.6%
2012
English speaking
12%
2023
5%
2025
People using the Internet
44.5%
2023
87.2%
2023

Health

Bangladesh North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$61.1
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$44.3
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.5%
2022
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.67
2021
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth
18.6 years
2025
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
115
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.6
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
5.41%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
2
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

Bangladesh North Macedonia
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
289.2 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,290 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,272 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length
229,351 mi
2018
8,812 mi
2017

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