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Bangladesh vs South Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bangladesh has a population of 174M (ranked 8/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Bangladesh's land area is 50,186 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 94th vs. 41st).

By GDP, Bangladesh ranks 36/197 ($450B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Bangladesh ranks 146/197 ($2,593), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Main facts and rankings

Bangladesh South Sudan
Population
177398795
12387398
Population rank 8/197 81/197
GDP
$450B
2024
$12B
2015
GDP rank 36/197 150/197
GDP per capita
$2,593
2024
$1,080
2015
GDP per capita rank 146/197 172/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,647
2024
$1,155
2015
Government debt
$181B
2024
$6.87B
2015
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.3%
2025
63.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,041
2024
$618
2015
Government debt per person rank 140/185 159/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,159
2025
$1,540
2025
Land area
50,186 sq mi
2025
243,990 sq mi
2025
Population density
3,458 ppl/mi²
2024
49 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.16
2023
3.86
2023
Median age
26.7 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Bangladesh and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Bangladesh and South Sudan economies compared

GDP
Bangladesh

South Sudan
Year GDP
Bangladesh South Sudan
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 $14,586,253,383
2009 $102,475,158,191 $12,231,264,525
2010 $115,275,540,051 $14,602,072,411
2011 $128,607,482,310 $14,907,308,933
2012 $133,310,747,603 $11,931,472,169
2013 $149,998,957,434 $18,426,469,017
2014 $172,886,611,654 $13,962,212,847
2015 $195,146,608,978 $11,997,800,760
2016 $265,224,515,675 -
2017 $293,732,446,625 -
2018 $321,362,752,442 -
2019 $351,231,654,604 -
2020 $373,979,442,362 -
2021 $416,271,647,911 -
2022 $460,131,689,083 -
2023 $437,415,333,018 -
2024 $450,119,424,622 -

Bangladesh and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Bangladesh

South Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Bangladesh South Sudan
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 $1,654
2009 $679 $1,323
2010 $757 $1,498
2011 $837 $1,449
2012 $860 $1,109
2013 $958 $1,650
2014 $1,094 $1,243
2015 $1,224 $1,080
2016 $1,649 -
2017 $1,811 -
2018 $1,965 -
2019 $2,130 -
2020 $2,249 -
2021 $2,483 -
2022 $2,716 -
2023 $2,551 -
2024 $2,593 -

Bangladesh vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bangladesh

South Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Bangladesh South Sudan
1950 37.4 30.2
1951 38.1 30.6
1952 38.8 31
1953 39.4 31.4
1954 40.4 31.7
1955 41.1 32
1956 41.6 31.6
1957 42.6 30.9
1958 43.1 27.6
1959 43.7 27.8
1960 44 28.1
1961 44.9 28.3
1962 45.8 28.5
1963 45.7 28.2
1964 46.8 32.5
1965 46 28.8
1966 47.6 25.6
1967 48.1 25.9
1968 48.4 26.1
1969 48.7 25.4
1970 42.7 25.6
1971 26.5 31
1972 49.6 31.3
1973 49.9 36.3
1974 49.6 36.6
1975 50.6 36.9
1976 51 37.1
1977 51.3 37.4
1978 51.6 37.6
1979 52 37.8
1980 52.3 38
1981 52.6 38.3
1982 53 38.7
1983 53.4 34.7
1984 53.8 31.8
1985 53.9 32.4
1986 54.6 32.8
1987 54.9 20.7
1988 55.2 11
1989 55.5 28.2
1990 55.8 28.6
1991 53.8 29.2
1992 56.6 21.9
1993 57.1 22.3
1994 57.6 44.9
1995 58.2 31.5
1996 58.9 32.1
1997 59.7 33.1
1998 60.4 19
1999 61.2 44.5
2000 62 47.6
2001 62.8 48.6
2002 63.6 49.4
2003 64.3 52.3
2004 64.9 53.1
2005 65.5 54
2006 66 54.7
2007 66.5 55.4
2008 67 56.3
2009 67.5 56.8
2010 68 57.5
2011 68.5 57.7
2012 69 58.2
2013 69.5 58.3
2014 70 45.6
2015 70.5 39.8
2016 71.1 36.7
2017 71.6 35.4
2018 72.1 51.9
2019 72.6 58.1
2020 71.4 57.6
2021 71.1 57
2022 74.3 57.2
2023 74.7 57.6
2024 74.9 57.7
2025 75.2 57.9

Bangladesh and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Bangladesh

South Sudan
Year Population
Bangladesh South Sudan
1960 51,828,660 2,931,559
1961 53,310,348 2,976,724
1962 54,881,146 3,024,308
1963 56,504,402 3,072,669
1964 58,178,374 3,129,918
1965 59,902,519 3,189,835
1966 61,669,806 3,236,423
1967 63,510,929 3,277,648
1968 65,408,276 3,321,528
1969 67,294,133 3,365,533
1970 69,058,894 3,409,614
1971 70,276,758 3,468,646
1972 71,641,519 3,542,497
1973 73,722,294 3,627,383
1974 75,839,348 3,723,259
1975 77,854,351 3,821,494
1976 79,855,318 3,921,910
1977 81,867,264 4,024,032
1978 83,889,655 4,127,657
1979 85,935,072 4,232,605
1980 88,016,432 4,339,030
1981 90,303,105 4,447,272
1982 92,814,507 4,557,686
1983 95,335,155 4,661,574
1984 97,814,966 4,750,627
1985 100,253,825 4,834,296
1986 102,635,572 4,921,240
1987 104,959,291 4,962,395
1988 107,216,008 4,848,029
1989 109,433,799 4,713,229
1990 111,633,717 4,737,633
1991 113,787,109 4,836,677
1992 115,952,192 4,909,749
1993 118,132,360 4,956,002
1994 120,343,179 5,071,184
1995 122,600,370 5,225,836
1996 124,862,179 5,356,925
1997 127,198,069 5,509,136
1998 129,622,332 5,620,068
1999 132,108,065 5,771,628
2000 134,544,304 6,032,267
2001 136,805,810 6,308,391
2002 138,933,658 6,596,806
2003 140,970,351 6,903,127
2004 142,902,856 7,233,041
2005 144,715,786 7,590,143
2006 146,405,973 7,976,526
2007 147,989,278 8,388,788
2008 149,474,264 8,817,647
2009 150,873,714 9,243,556
2010 152,201,981 9,745,953
2011 153,591,076 10,288,109
2012 155,070,101 10,756,240
2013 156,532,141 11,166,275
2014 157,964,929 11,235,073
2015 159,383,179 11,107,561
2016 160,811,932 10,830,102
2017 162,186,147 10,259,154
2018 163,523,103 10,122,977
2019 164,913,055 10,423,384
2020 166,298,024 10,698,467
2021 167,658,854 10,865,780
2022 169,384,897 11,021,177
2023 171,466,990 11,483,374
2024 173,562,364 11,943,408

Fertility rates in Bangladesh and South Sudan

Fertility rate
Bangladesh

South Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Bangladesh South Sudan
1960 6.74 7.16
1961 6.78 7.18
1962 6.81 7.2
1963 6.8 7.2
1964 6.79 7.22
1965 6.77 7.22
1966 6.77 7.25
1967 6.79 7.26
1968 6.79 7.26
1969 6.81 7.28
1970 6.84 7.29
1971 6.83 7.3
1972 6.82 7.31
1973 6.8 7.31
1974 6.78 7.31
1975 6.73 7.33
1976 6.66 7.33
1977 6.58 7.33
1978 6.51 7.33
1979 6.42 7.32
1980 6.33 7.33
1981 6.24 7.33
1982 6.12 7.34
1983 5.91 7.34
1984 5.73 7.35
1985 5.54 7.36
1986 5.3 7.38
1987 5.08 7.39
1988 4.85 7.38
1989 4.7 7.37
1990 4.51 7.38
1991 4.26 7.38
1992 4.03 7.37
1993 3.83 7.36
1994 3.74 7.35
1995 3.59 7.34
1996 3.51 7.32
1997 3.5 7.2
1998 3.43 7.08
1999 3.36 6.94
2000 3.28 6.8
2001 3.2 6.65
2002 3.13 6.52
2003 3.03 6.35
2004 2.94 6.19
2005 2.85 6.02
2006 2.76 5.85
2007 2.67 5.7
2008 2.58 5.57
2009 2.48 5.45
2010 2.38 5.32
2011 2.31 5.19
2012 2.26 5.06
2013 2.25 4.94
2014 2.23 4.82
2015 2.23 4.7
2016 2.23 4.58
2017 2.21 4.48
2018 2.19 4.37
2019 2.18 4.26
2020 2.17 4.16
2021 2.17 4.05
2022 2.18 3.96
2023 2.16 3.86

Bangladesh and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Bangladesh

South Sudan
Year Median age, years
Bangladesh South Sudan
1960 19 18.6
1961 18.9 18.5
1962 18.8 18.5
1963 18.7 18.4
1964 18.6 18.4
1965 18.5 18.3
1966 18.4 18.3
1967 18.3 18.2
1968 18.2 18
1969 18 17.9
1970 17.9 17.7
1971 17.8 17.6
1972 17.7 17.5
1973 17.6 17.5
1974 17.5 17.4
1975 17.5 17.4
1976 17.5 17.3
1977 17.5 17.2
1978 17.6 17.2
1979 17.6 17.1
1980 17.6 17.1
1981 17.6 17
1982 17.6 16.9
1983 17.7 16.8
1984 17.7 16.8
1985 17.8 16.7
1986 17.9 16.6
1987 18 16.5
1988 18.2 16.8
1989 18.4 17.1
1990 18.5 17
1991 18.7 17
1992 18.9 17
1993 19.1 16.9
1994 19.3 16.9
1995 19.5 16.9
1996 19.7 16.9
1997 19.9 16.9
1998 20.2 17
1999 20.4 17.1
2000 20.7 17.2
2001 21 17.3
2002 21.2 17.3
2003 21.4 17.3
2004 21.6 17.4
2005 21.8 17.6
2006 22 17.8
2007 22.2 18
2008 22.4 18.2
2009 22.7 18.4
2010 22.9 18.7
2011 23.2 19
2012 23.5 19.2
2013 23.8 19.3
2014 24.2 19
2015 24.5 18.6
2016 24.8 18.2
2017 25 17.4
2018 25.2 17.3
2019 25.4 17.8
2020 25.6 18.2
2021 25.8 18.4
2022 26 18.7
2023 26.4 19
2024 26.7 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bangladesh South Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$490B
2024
$11.7B
2015
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.03%
2024
1.57%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.02%
2023
6.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
227,000
2020
53,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.12%
2025
+2%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.35%
2023
12.3%
2008
Services, % of GDP
51.4%
2024
56.6%
2015
Industry, % of GDP
34.1%
2024
33.1%
2015
Economic freedom index
54.7
2025
41
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2022
33%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
1.8%
2016
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
$72.9M
2023
Personal remittances received
$27.2B
2024
$1.14B
2024
International tourist arrivals
323,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.57%
2020
0.39%
2018
Banked people share
43.3%
2024
5.83%
2021

Energy

Bangladesh South Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
297.1 kg
2022
69 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.4
2022
$15.1
2015
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
124.8 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
83.1%
2022
73.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
25%
2021
32.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.28%
2022
0.4%
2022
Net energy imports use share
44.3%
2022
-860%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
603 kWh
2022
46.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.5%
2021
0.34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
5.4%
2023

Society

Bangladesh South Sudan
% of world population
2.13%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
-473,362
2024
+15,374
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
21.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
37.2
2025
5.62
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
8
2024
Higher education index
61
2025
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.34
2018
14.1
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
36.7
2019
Visa free countries
50
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
79%
2022
34.5%
2018
English speaking
12%
2023
94%
2023
People using the Internet
44.5%
2023
9.27%
2020

Health

Bangladesh South Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$61.1
2022
$49.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$44.3
2022
$17
2022
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.5%
2022
49.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.67
2021
0.04
2020
Age at first childbirth
18.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
115
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.6
2023
98.7
2023
Obesity rate
5.41%
2022
8.79%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
2
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Bangladesh South Sudan
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
289.2 sq mi
2024
20,429 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,290 sq mi
2025
109,449 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,272 sq mi
2025
27,633 sq mi
2025
Roads length
229,351 mi
2018
n/a

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