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Bangladesh vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bangladesh has a population of 174M (ranked 8/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Bangladesh's land area is 50,186 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 94th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Bangladesh ranks 36/197 ($450B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Bangladesh ranks 146/197 ($2,593), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Bangladesh Vatican
Population
177398795
949
Population rank 8/197 197/197
GDP
$450B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 36/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$2,593
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 146/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,647
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$181B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$1,041
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 140/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,159
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
50,186 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
3,458 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
2.16
2023
n/a
Median age
26.7 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Bangladesh and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Bangladesh vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bangladesh

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Bangladesh Vatican
1950 37.4 65.9
1951 38.1 65.3
1952 38.8 65.7
1953 39.4 66.3
1954 40.4 67.5
1955 41.1 67.8
1956 41.6 67.3
1957 42.6 67.5
1958 43.1 68.7
1959 43.7 69.2
1960 44 69.2
1961 44.9 69.8
1962 45.8 69.2
1963 45.7 69.3
1964 46.8 70.3
1965 46 70.1
1966 47.6 70.9
1967 48.1 70.9
1968 48.4 70.7
1969 48.7 70.7
1970 42.7 71.5
1971 26.5 71.7
1972 49.6 72
1973 49.9 71.9
1974 49.6 72.7
1975 50.6 72.6
1976 51 72.9
1977 51.3 73.3
1978 51.6 73.7
1979 52 74
1980 52.3 74.1
1981 52.6 74.3
1982 53 74.8
1983 53.4 74.7
1984 53.8 75.1
1985 53.9 75.5
1986 54.6 75.7
1987 54.9 76.2
1988 55.2 76.4
1989 55.5 76.8
1990 55.8 76.9
1991 53.8 76.9
1992 56.6 77.3
1993 57.1 77
1994 57.6 77.7
1995 58.2 77.8
1996 58.9 78.5
1997 59.7 78.2
1998 60.4 78.3
1999 61.2 78.7
2000 62 79.3
2001 62.8 79.9
2002 63.6 80
2003 64.3 79.8
2004 64.9 80.2
2005 65.5 80.6
2006 66 81.2
2007 66.5 81.3
2008 67 81.4
2009 67.5 81.3
2010 68 81.5
2011 68.5 81.7
2012 69 82
2013 69.5 82.5
2014 70 82.6
2015 70.5 82.5
2016 71.1 82.9
2017 71.6 82.7
2018 72.1 83.3
2019 72.6 83.6
2020 71.4 83
2021 71.1 82.9
2022 74.3 83.3
2023 74.7 83
2024 74.9 83.1
2025 75.2 83.3

Bangladesh and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Bangladesh

Vatican
Year Population
Bangladesh Vatican
1960 51,828,660 -
1961 53,310,348 -
1962 54,881,146 -
1963 56,504,402 -
1964 58,178,374 -
1965 59,902,519 -
1966 61,669,806 -
1967 63,510,929 -
1968 65,408,276 -
1969 67,294,133 -
1970 69,058,894 -
1971 70,276,758 -
1972 71,641,519 -
1973 73,722,294 -
1974 75,839,348 -
1975 77,854,351 -
1976 79,855,318 -
1977 81,867,264 -
1978 83,889,655 -
1979 85,935,072 -
1980 88,016,432 -
1981 90,303,105 -
1982 92,814,507 -
1983 95,335,155 -
1984 97,814,966 -
1985 100,253,825 -
1986 102,635,572 -
1987 104,959,291 -
1988 107,216,008 -
1989 109,433,799 -
1990 111,633,717 -
1991 113,787,109 -
1992 115,952,192 -
1993 118,132,360 -
1994 120,343,179 -
1995 122,600,370 -
1996 124,862,179 -
1997 127,198,069 -
1998 129,622,332 -
1999 132,108,065 -
2000 134,544,304 880
2001 136,805,810 890
2002 138,933,658 900
2003 140,970,351 911
2004 142,902,856 921
2005 144,715,786 921
2006 146,405,973 932
2007 147,989,278 821
2008 149,474,264 824
2009 150,873,714 826
2010 152,201,981 829
2011 153,591,076 832
2012 155,070,101 836
2013 156,532,141 839
2014 157,964,929 842
2015 159,383,179 1,000
2016 160,811,932 -
2017 162,186,147 1,000
2018 163,523,103 -
2019 164,913,055 1,000
2020 166,298,024 -
2021 167,658,854 -
2022 169,384,897 -
2023 171,466,990 -
2024 173,562,364 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bangladesh Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$490B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.03%
2024
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.02%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
227,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.12%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.35%
2023
n/a
Services, % of GDP
51.4%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
34.1%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
54.7
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
n/a
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$27.2B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
323,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.57%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
43.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Bangladesh Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
297.1 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.4
2022
n/a
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
n/a
Renewable energy use share
25%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
n/a

Society

Bangladesh Vatican
% of world population
2.13%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-473,362
2024
n/a
Urban population
41.2%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
37.2
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
61
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.34
2018
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
50
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
79%
2022
100%
2013
English speaking
12%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
44.5%
2023
n/a

Health

Bangladesh Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$61.1
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$44.3
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.5%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.67
2021
n/a
Age at first childbirth
18.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
115
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.6
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
5.41%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
2
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Bangladesh Vatican
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
289.2 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
36,290 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
7,272 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
229,351 mi
2018
5.59 mi
2003

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