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Bangladesh vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bangladesh has a population of 174M (ranked 8/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Bangladesh's land area is 50,186 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 94th vs. 69th).

By GDP, Bangladesh ranks 36/197 ($450B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Bangladesh ranks 146/197 ($2,593), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Bangladesh Poland
Population
177398795
36176920
Population rank 8/197 46/197
GDP
$450B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 36/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$2,593
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 146/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,647
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$181B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.3%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,041
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 140/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,159
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
50,186 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
3,458 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.16
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
26.7 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
79 years
2025

Bangladesh and Poland: Comparison Charts

Bangladesh and Poland economies compared

GDP
Bangladesh

Poland
Year GDP
Bangladesh Poland
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 $65,977,748,211
1991 $30,957,483,950 $85,500,935,935
1992 $31,708,874,594 $94,337,050,693
1993 $33,166,519,418 $96,043,157,273
1994 $33,768,660,883 $110,803,635,288
1995 $37,939,748,769 $142,838,527,115
1996 $46,438,484,108 $160,813,026,223
1997 $48,244,309,133 $159,893,964,917
1998 $49,984,559,471 $175,282,269,667
1999 $51,270,569,884 $170,704,452,715
2000 $53,369,787,319 $172,953,527,033
2001 $53,991,289,844 $191,823,200,371
2002 $54,724,081,491 $199,694,463,256
2003 $60,158,929,188 $218,561,225,998
2004 $65,108,544,250 $256,268,656,145
2005 $69,476,001,239 $306,999,913,151
2006 $71,795,736,172 $345,897,630,736
2007 $79,611,644,975 $429,715,132,138
2008 $91,636,997,371 $535,612,030,672
2009 $102,475,158,191 $440,891,472,247
2010 $115,275,540,051 $478,111,630,684
2011 $128,607,482,310 $527,848,543,023
2012 $133,310,747,603 $498,148,649,703
2013 $149,998,957,434 $518,179,836,405
2014 $172,886,611,654 $542,134,167,179
2015 $195,146,608,978 $480,054,118,583
2016 $265,224,515,675 $473,259,623,976
2017 $293,732,446,625 $528,356,723,263
2018 $321,362,752,442 $594,616,632,477
2019 $351,231,654,604 $602,683,770,145
2020 $373,979,442,362 $605,914,186,118
2021 $416,271,647,911 $689,170,171,187
2022 $460,131,689,083 $695,607,522,885
2023 $437,415,333,018 $812,451,128,979
2024 $450,119,424,622 $914,696,430,325

Bangladesh and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Bangladesh

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Bangladesh Poland
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 $1,731
1991 $272.1 $2,236
1992 $273.5 $2,459
1993 $280.8 $2,497
1994 $280.6 $2,875
1995 $309 $3,701
1996 $372 $4,164
1997 $379 $4,137
1998 $386 $4,534
1999 $388 $4,416
2000 $397 $4,521
2001 $395 $5,015
2002 $394 $5,223
2003 $427 $5,721
2004 $456 $6,712
2005 $480 $8,044
2006 $490 $9,069
2007 $538 $11,273
2008 $613 $14,049
2009 $679 $11,556
2010 $757 $12,568
2011 $837 $13,868
2012 $860 $13,087
2013 $958 $13,622
2014 $1,094 $14,262
2015 $1,224 $12,638
2016 $1,649 $12,464
2017 $1,811 $13,913
2018 $1,965 $15,658
2019 $2,130 $15,875
2020 $2,249 $16,151
2021 $2,483 $18,636
2022 $2,716 $18,891
2023 $2,551 $22,145
2024 $2,593 $25,023

Bangladesh vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bangladesh

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Bangladesh Poland
1950 37.4 58.3
1951 38.1 58.9
1952 38.8 59.7
1953 39.4 61.3
1954 40.4 62.3
1955 41.1 63.1
1956 41.6 63.4
1957 42.6 64.4
1958 43.1 64.9
1959 43.7 66.4
1960 44 67.1
1961 44.9 67.8
1962 45.8 68
1963 45.7 68.3
1964 46.8 68.9
1965 46 69.4
1966 47.6 69.7
1967 48.1 69.9
1968 48.4 69.8
1969 48.7 69.8
1970 42.7 69.6
1971 26.5 69.8
1972 49.6 70.1
1973 49.9 70.7
1974 49.6 70.7
1975 50.6 70.6
1976 51 70.4
1977 51.3 70.3
1978 51.6 70.4
1979 52 70.2
1980 52.3 70.5
1981 52.6 70.6
1982 53 70.9
1983 53.4 70.8
1984 53.8 70.6
1985 53.9 70.5
1986 54.6 70.6
1987 54.9 70.8
1988 55.2 70.8
1989 55.5 70.8
1990 55.8 70.6
1991 53.8 70.7
1992 56.6 70.9
1993 57.1 71.3
1994 57.6 71.7
1995 58.2 72
1996 58.9 72.3
1997 59.7 72.6
1998 60.4 72.8
1999 61.2 73.2
2000 62 73.6
2001 62.8 74.2
2002 63.6 74.5
2003 64.3 74.8
2004 64.9 74.9
2005 65.5 75.1
2006 66 75.3
2007 66.5 75.4
2008 67 75.6
2009 67.5 75.9
2010 68 76.3
2011 68.5 76.6
2012 69 76.8
2013 69.5 77.1
2014 70 77.3
2015 70.5 77.6
2016 71.1 77.6
2017 71.6 77.7
2018 72.1 77.6
2019 72.6 77.9
2020 71.4 76.6
2021 71.1 75.6
2022 74.3 77.9
2023 74.7 78.6
2024 74.9 78.8
2025 75.2 79

Bangladesh and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Bangladesh

Poland
Year Population
Bangladesh Poland
1960 51,828,660 29,637,450
1961 53,310,348 29,964,000
1962 54,881,146 30,308,500
1963 56,504,402 30,712,000
1964 58,178,374 31,139,450
1965 59,902,519 31,444,950
1966 61,669,806 31,681,000
1967 63,510,929 31,987,155
1968 65,408,276 32,294,655
1969 67,294,133 32,548,300
1970 69,058,894 32,664,300
1971 70,276,758 32,783,500
1972 71,641,519 33,055,650
1973 73,722,294 33,357,200
1974 75,839,348 33,678,899
1975 77,854,351 34,015,199
1976 79,855,318 34,356,300
1977 81,867,264 34,689,050
1978 83,889,655 34,965,600
1979 85,935,072 35,247,217
1980 88,016,432 35,574,150
1981 90,303,105 35,898,587
1982 92,814,507 36,230,481
1983 95,335,155 36,571,808
1984 97,814,966 36,904,134
1985 100,253,825 37,201,885
1986 102,635,572 37,456,119
1987 104,959,291 37,668,045
1988 107,216,008 37,824,487
1989 109,433,799 37,961,529
1990 111,633,717 38,110,782
1991 113,787,109 38,246,193
1992 115,952,192 38,363,667
1993 118,132,360 38,461,408
1994 120,343,179 38,542,652
1995 122,600,370 38,594,998
1996 124,862,179 38,624,370
1997 127,198,069 38,649,660
1998 129,622,332 38,663,481
1999 132,108,065 38,660,271
2000 134,544,304 38,258,629
2001 136,805,810 38,248,076
2002 138,933,658 38,230,364
2003 140,970,351 38,204,570
2004 142,902,856 38,182,222
2005 144,715,786 38,165,445
2006 146,405,973 38,141,267
2007 147,989,278 38,120,560
2008 149,474,264 38,125,759
2009 150,873,714 38,151,603
2010 152,201,981 38,042,794
2011 153,591,076 38,063,255
2012 155,070,101 38,063,164
2013 156,532,141 38,040,196
2014 157,964,929 38,011,735
2015 159,383,179 37,986,412
2016 160,811,932 37,970,087
2017 162,186,147 37,974,826
2018 163,523,103 37,974,750
2019 164,913,055 37,965,475
2020 166,298,024 37,515,748
2021 167,658,854 36,981,559
2022 169,384,897 36,821,749
2023 171,466,990 36,687,353
2024 173,562,364 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Bangladesh and Poland

Fertility rate
Bangladesh

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Bangladesh Poland
1960 6.74 2.98
1961 6.78 2.83
1962 6.81 2.72
1963 6.8 2.7
1964 6.79 2.57
1965 6.77 2.52
1966 6.77 2.34
1967 6.79 2.33
1968 6.79 2.24
1969 6.81 2.2
1970 6.84 2.2
1971 6.83 2.25
1972 6.82 2.24
1973 6.8 2.26
1974 6.78 2.26
1975 6.73 2.27
1976 6.66 2.3
1977 6.58 2.23
1978 6.51 2.21
1979 6.42 2.28
1980 6.33 2.28
1981 6.24 2.24
1982 6.12 2.34
1983 5.91 2.42
1984 5.73 2.37
1985 5.54 2.33
1986 5.3 2.22
1987 5.08 2.15
1988 4.85 2.13
1989 4.7 2.08
1990 4.51 2.06
1991 4.26 2.07
1992 4.03 1.95
1993 3.83 1.87
1994 3.74 1.81
1995 3.59 1.62
1996 3.51 1.59
1997 3.5 1.51
1998 3.43 1.44
1999 3.36 1.37
2000 3.28 1.37
2001 3.2 1.31
2002 3.13 1.25
2003 3.03 1.22
2004 2.94 1.23
2005 2.85 1.24
2006 2.76 1.27
2007 2.67 1.31
2008 2.58 1.39
2009 2.48 1.4
2010 2.38 1.41
2011 2.31 1.33
2012 2.26 1.33
2013 2.25 1.29
2014 2.23 1.32
2015 2.23 1.32
2016 2.23 1.39
2017 2.21 1.48
2018 2.19 1.46
2019 2.18 1.44
2020 2.17 1.39
2021 2.17 1.33
2022 2.18 1.29
2023 2.16 1.16

Bangladesh and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Bangladesh

Poland
Year Median age, years
Bangladesh Poland
1960 19 26.6
1961 18.9 26.8
1962 18.8 26.9
1963 18.7 27.1
1964 18.6 27.3
1965 18.5 27.5
1966 18.4 27.7
1967 18.3 27.8
1968 18.2 28
1969 18 28.1
1970 17.9 28.2
1971 17.8 28.4
1972 17.7 28.5
1973 17.6 28.5
1974 17.5 28.6
1975 17.5 28.6
1976 17.5 28.7
1977 17.5 28.9
1978 17.6 29.1
1979 17.6 29.3
1980 17.6 29.5
1981 17.6 29.8
1982 17.6 30.1
1983 17.7 30.3
1984 17.7 30.6
1985 17.8 30.8
1986 17.9 31.1
1987 18 31.4
1988 18.2 31.7
1989 18.4 32.1
1990 18.5 32.4
1991 18.7 32.6
1992 18.9 32.9
1993 19.1 33.2
1994 19.3 33.5
1995 19.5 33.9
1996 19.7 34.2
1997 19.9 34.4
1998 20.2 34.7
1999 20.4 35
2000 20.7 35.2
2001 21 35.5
2002 21.2 35.8
2003 21.4 36
2004 21.6 36.3
2005 21.8 36.6
2006 22 36.9
2007 22.2 37.2
2008 22.4 37.5
2009 22.7 37.8
2010 22.9 38.1
2011 23.2 38.2
2012 23.5 38.4
2013 23.8 38.7
2014 24.2 39
2015 24.5 39.3
2016 24.8 39.7
2017 25 40
2018 25.2 40.4
2019 25.4 40.8
2020 25.6 41.1
2021 25.8 41.5
2022 26 41.9
2023 26.4 42.4
2024 26.7 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bangladesh Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$490B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.03%
2024
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.02%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
227,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.12%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.35%
2023
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.4%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
34.1%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.7
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2022
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires
0
2025
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0%
2025
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
691
2024
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$87.9B
2024
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$21.4B
2024
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$27.2B
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
323,000
2019
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.57%
2020
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
43.3%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Bangladesh Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
297.1 kg
2022
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.4
2022
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
124.8 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
83.1%
2022
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
25%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.28%
2022
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
44.3%
2022
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
603 kWh
2022
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.5%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bangladesh Poland
% of world population
2.13%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-473,362
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.2
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
61
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.34
2018
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
50
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
79%
2022
99.8%
2021
English speaking
12%
2023
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
44.5%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

Bangladesh Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$61.1
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$44.3
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.5%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.67
2021
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
18.6 years
2025
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
115
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.6
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
5.41%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
2
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.9%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Bangladesh Poland
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
289.2 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,290 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,272 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
229,351 mi
2018
267,065 mi
2024

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