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Bangladesh vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bangladesh has a population of 174M (ranked 8/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Bangladesh's land area is 50,186 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 94th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Bangladesh ranks 36/197 ($450B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Bangladesh ranks 146/197 ($2,593), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Bangladesh Vanuatu
Population
177398795
341110
Population rank 8/197 174/197
GDP
$450B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 36/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$2,593
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 146/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,647
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$181B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.3%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,041
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 140/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,159
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
50,186 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
3,458 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.16
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
26.7 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Bangladesh and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Bangladesh and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Bangladesh

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Bangladesh Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $18,138,049,096 $121,185,498
1981 $20,249,694,002 $113,781,796
1982 $18,525,399,202 $114,501,913
1983 $17,609,048,822 $117,389,554
1984 $18,920,840,000 $144,482,515
1985 $22,278,423,077 $131,856,421
1986 $21,774,033,333 $126,498,935
1987 $24,298,032,258 $139,464,174
1988 $26,579,005,558 $158,351,368
1989 $28,781,715,189 $154,013,202
1990 $31,598,340,778 $168,879,207
1991 $30,957,483,950 $201,334,169
1992 $31,708,874,594 $209,088,825
1993 $33,166,519,418 $200,491,853
1994 $33,768,660,883 $233,701,301
1995 $37,939,748,769 $249,333,250
1996 $46,438,484,108 $261,370,044
1997 $48,244,309,133 $272,771,209
1998 $49,984,559,471 $262,293,411
1999 $51,270,569,884 $268,006,973
2000 $53,369,787,319 $272,014,628
2001 $53,991,289,844 $257,926,882
2002 $54,724,081,491 $262,596,536
2003 $60,158,929,188 $314,471,413
2004 $65,108,544,250 $364,996,869
2005 $69,476,001,239 $394,962,433
2006 $71,795,736,172 $439,358,587
2007 $79,611,644,975 $516,392,923
2008 $91,636,997,371 $590,748,429
2009 $102,475,158,191 $592,622,319
2010 $115,275,540,051 $670,712,980
2011 $128,607,482,310 $770,153,588
2012 $133,310,747,603 $747,839,698
2013 $149,998,957,434 $758,304,466
2014 $172,886,611,654 $773,717,011
2015 $195,146,608,978 $759,690,181
2016 $265,224,515,675 $804,323,577
2017 $293,732,446,625 $880,043,284
2018 $321,362,752,442 $914,727,908
2019 $351,231,654,604 $936,526,268
2020 $373,979,442,362 $909,421,044
2021 $416,271,647,911 $982,362,212
2022 $460,131,689,083 $1,030,654,208
2023 $437,415,333,018 $1,126,313,359
2024 $450,119,424,622 $1,161,251,868

Bangladesh and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Bangladesh

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Bangladesh Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $206.1 $1,048
1981 $224.2 $962
1982 $199.6 $946
1983 $184.7 $947
1984 $193.4 $1,137
1985 $222.2 $1,012
1986 $212.1 $946
1987 $231.5 $1,017
1988 $247.9 $1,125
1989 $263 $1,067
1990 $283.1 $1,141
1991 $272.1 $1,326
1992 $273.5 $1,344
1993 $280.8 $1,257
1994 $280.6 $1,431
1995 $309 $1,492
1996 $372 $1,529
1997 $379 $1,562
1998 $386 $1,471
1999 $388 $1,472
2000 $397 $1,460
2001 $395 $1,350
2002 $394 $1,341
2003 $427 $1,567
2004 $456 $1,774
2005 $480 $1,874
2006 $490 $2,035
2007 $538 $2,334
2008 $613 $2,604
2009 $679 $2,546
2010 $757 $2,815
2011 $837 $3,163
2012 $860 $3,005
2013 $958 $2,980
2014 $1,094 $2,973
2015 $1,224 $2,855
2016 $1,649 $2,956
2017 $1,811 $3,160
2018 $1,965 $3,207
2019 $2,130 $3,207
2020 $2,249 $3,043
2021 $2,483 $3,212
2022 $2,716 $3,292
2023 $2,551 $3,515
2024 $2,593 $3,543

Bangladesh vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bangladesh

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Bangladesh Vanuatu
1950 37.4 43.9
1951 38.1 42.2
1952 38.8 45.3
1953 39.4 45.8
1954 40.4 46.5
1955 41.1 47.1
1956 41.6 47.7
1957 42.6 48.2
1958 43.1 48.7
1959 43.7 49.3
1960 44 49.8
1961 44.9 50.4
1962 45.8 50.9
1963 45.7 51.5
1964 46.8 52
1965 46 52.5
1966 47.6 53.1
1967 48.1 53.7
1968 48.4 54.2
1969 48.7 54.8
1970 42.7 55.3
1971 26.5 55.9
1972 49.6 56.4
1973 49.9 57
1974 49.6 57.6
1975 50.6 58.1
1976 51 58.7
1977 51.3 59.2
1978 51.6 59.9
1979 52 60.9
1980 52.3 61.3
1981 52.6 61.9
1982 53 62.5
1983 53.4 63.1
1984 53.8 63.5
1985 53.9 63.9
1986 54.6 64.6
1987 54.9 64.4
1988 55.2 65.7
1989 55.5 66
1990 55.8 66.7
1991 53.8 67.1
1992 56.6 67.4
1993 57.1 67.7
1994 57.6 68
1995 58.2 68.1
1996 58.9 68.2
1997 59.7 68.3
1998 60.4 68.4
1999 61.2 67.9
2000 62 68.6
2001 62.8 68.7
2002 63.6 68.8
2003 64.3 68.9
2004 64.9 69
2005 65.5 69.2
2006 66 69.1
2007 66.5 69.1
2008 67 69.3
2009 67.5 69.4
2010 68 69.6
2011 68.5 69.7
2012 69 69.9
2013 69.5 70
2014 70 70
2015 70.5 70.2
2016 71.1 70.4
2017 71.6 70.5
2018 72.1 70.6
2019 72.6 70.8
2020 71.4 70.4
2021 71.1 70
2022 74.3 71.3
2023 74.7 71.5
2024 74.9 71.7
2025 75.2 71.8

Bangladesh and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Bangladesh

Vanuatu
Year Population
Bangladesh Vanuatu
1960 51,828,660 64,431
1961 53,310,348 66,264
1962 54,881,146 68,174
1963 56,504,402 70,159
1964 58,178,374 72,219
1965 59,902,519 74,358
1966 61,669,806 76,590
1967 63,510,929 78,921
1968 65,408,276 81,314
1969 67,294,133 83,755
1970 69,058,894 86,266
1971 70,276,758 88,862
1972 71,641,519 91,562
1973 73,722,294 94,362
1974 75,839,348 97,260
1975 77,854,351 100,269
1976 79,855,318 103,388
1977 81,867,264 106,618
1978 83,889,655 109,963
1979 85,935,072 113,040
1980 88,016,432 115,660
1981 90,303,105 118,249
1982 92,814,507 121,035
1983 95,335,155 123,998
1984 97,814,966 127,109
1985 100,253,825 130,356
1986 102,635,572 133,720
1987 104,959,291 137,187
1988 107,216,008 140,756
1989 109,433,799 144,393
1990 111,633,717 148,063
1991 113,787,109 151,793
1992 115,952,192 155,608
1993 118,132,360 159,463
1994 120,343,179 163,314
1995 122,600,370 167,137
1996 124,862,179 170,911
1997 127,198,069 174,626
1998 129,622,332 178,313
1999 132,108,065 182,048
2000 134,544,304 186,281
2001 136,805,810 191,031
2002 138,933,658 195,863
2003 140,970,351 200,746
2004 142,902,856 205,711
2005 144,715,786 210,760
2006 146,405,973 215,923
2007 147,989,278 221,276
2008 149,474,264 226,896
2009 150,873,714 232,731
2010 152,201,981 238,248
2011 153,591,076 243,474
2012 155,070,101 248,883
2013 156,532,141 254,482
2014 157,964,929 260,240
2015 159,383,179 266,101
2016 160,811,932 272,087
2017 162,186,147 278,507
2018 163,523,103 285,259
2019 164,913,055 291,985
2020 166,298,024 298,858
2021 167,658,854 305,868
2022 169,384,897 313,046
2023 171,466,990 320,409
2024 173,562,364 327,777

Fertility rates in Bangladesh and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Bangladesh

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Bangladesh Vanuatu
1960 6.74 6.78
1961 6.78 6.73
1962 6.81 6.67
1963 6.8 6.62
1964 6.79 6.57
1965 6.77 6.52
1966 6.77 6.51
1967 6.79 6.51
1968 6.79 6.46
1969 6.81 6.41
1970 6.84 6.35
1971 6.83 6.29
1972 6.82 6.23
1973 6.8 6.15
1974 6.78 6.06
1975 6.73 5.98
1976 6.66 5.89
1977 6.58 5.81
1978 6.51 5.77
1979 6.42 5.73
1980 6.33 5.69
1981 6.24 5.65
1982 6.12 5.6
1983 5.91 5.55
1984 5.73 5.49
1985 5.54 5.43
1986 5.3 5.38
1987 5.08 5.33
1988 4.85 5.27
1989 4.7 5.21
1990 4.51 5.17
1991 4.26 5.13
1992 4.03 5.09
1993 3.83 5.02
1994 3.74 4.94
1995 3.59 4.85
1996 3.51 4.75
1997 3.5 4.66
1998 3.43 4.6
1999 3.36 4.56
2000 3.28 4.54
2001 3.2 4.5
2002 3.13 4.38
2003 3.03 4.29
2004 2.94 4.21
2005 2.85 4.13
2006 2.76 4.1
2007 2.67 4.12
2008 2.58 4.16
2009 2.48 4.16
2010 2.38 4.13
2011 2.31 4.09
2012 2.26 4.06
2013 2.25 4.04
2014 2.23 4
2015 2.23 3.95
2016 2.23 3.92
2017 2.21 3.88
2018 2.19 3.83
2019 2.18 3.79
2020 2.17 3.74
2021 2.17 3.7
2022 2.18 3.65
2023 2.16 3.6

Bangladesh and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Bangladesh

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Bangladesh Vanuatu
1960 19 17.7
1961 18.9 17.6
1962 18.8 17.5
1963 18.7 17.4
1964 18.6 17.3
1965 18.5 17.2
1966 18.4 17.1
1967 18.3 17.1
1968 18.2 17
1969 18 17
1970 17.9 17
1971 17.8 17
1972 17.7 17
1973 17.6 17
1974 17.5 17.1
1975 17.5 17.1
1976 17.5 17.1
1977 17.5 17.2
1978 17.6 17.3
1979 17.6 17.5
1980 17.6 17.6
1981 17.6 17.7
1982 17.6 17.7
1983 17.7 17.7
1984 17.7 17.7
1985 17.8 17.7
1986 17.9 17.8
1987 18 17.8
1988 18.2 17.8
1989 18.4 17.8
1990 18.5 17.8
1991 18.7 17.9
1992 18.9 17.8
1993 19.1 17.7
1994 19.3 17.7
1995 19.5 17.8
1996 19.7 18
1997 19.9 18
1998 20.2 18
1999 20.4 18
2000 20.7 18.2
2001 21 18.5
2002 21.2 18.7
2003 21.4 18.9
2004 21.6 19.2
2005 21.8 19.4
2006 22 19.6
2007 22.2 19.9
2008 22.4 20.1
2009 22.7 20.3
2010 22.9 20.5
2011 23.2 20.6
2012 23.5 20.8
2013 23.8 20.9
2014 24.2 21
2015 24.5 21.1
2016 24.8 21.1
2017 25 21.2
2018 25.2 21.2
2019 25.4 21.2
2020 25.6 21.2
2021 25.8 21.2
2022 26 21.2
2023 26.4 21.2
2024 26.7 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bangladesh Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$490B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.03%
2024
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.02%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
227,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.12%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.35%
2023
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
51.4%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
34.1%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
54.7
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2022
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
3%
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
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$27.2B
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
323,000
2019
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.57%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
43.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Bangladesh Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
297.1 kg
2022
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.4
2022
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
124.8 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
83.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
25%
2021
25%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.28%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
44.3%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
603 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
1.5%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Bangladesh Vanuatu
% of world population
2.13%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-473,362
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.2
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
61
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.34
2018
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
50
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
79%
2022
88%
2023
English speaking
12%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
44.5%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Bangladesh Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$61.1
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$44.3
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.5%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.67
2021
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
18.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
115
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.6
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
5.41%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
2
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Bangladesh Vanuatu
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
289.2 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,290 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,272 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
229,351 mi
2018
665 mi
2000

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