Bangladesh vs Vatican comparison: 74 facts & rankings

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	178415186	936
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	$184B 2024	n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio	41% 2024	n/a
Government debt per person	$1,063 2024	n/a
Government debt per person rank	139/185	n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes	$2,222 2026	$18,169 2026
Land area	50,186 sq mi	0.17 sq mi
Population density	3,544 ppl/mi² 2026	5,493 ppl/mi² 2026
Fertility rate	2.16 2023	n/a
Median age	26.7 years 2024	n/a
Life expectancy	75.5 years 2026	83.4 years 2026

Bangladesh and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Bangladesh vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

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Year	Life expectancy, years
Year	Bangladesh	Vatican
2026	75.5	83.4
2025	75.2	83.3
2024	74.9	83.1
2023	74.7	83
2022	74.3	83.3
2021	71.1	82.9
2020	71.4	83
2019	72.6	83.6
2018	72.1	83.3
2017	71.6	82.7
2016	71.1	82.9
2015	70.5	82.5
2014	70	82.6
2013	69.5	82.5
2012	69	82
2011	68.5	81.7
2010	68	81.5
2009	67.5	81.3
2008	67	81.4
2007	66.5	81.3
2006	66	81.2
2005	65.5	80.6
2004	64.9	80.2
2003	64.3	79.8
2002	63.6	80
2001	62.8	79.9
2000	62	79.3
1999	61.2	78.7
1998	60.4	78.3
1997	59.7	78.2
1996	58.9	78.5
1995	58.2	77.8
1994	57.6	77.7
1993	57.1	77
1992	56.6	77.3
1991	53.8	76.9
1990	55.8	76.9
1989	55.5	76.8
1988	55.2	76.4
1987	54.9	76.2
1986	54.6	75.7
1985	53.9	75.5
1984	53.8	75.1
1983	53.4	74.7
1982	53	74.8
1981	52.6	74.3
1980	52.3	74.1
1979	52	74
1978	51.6	73.7
1977	51.3	73.3
1976	51	72.9
1975	50.6	72.6
1974	49.6	72.7
1973	49.9	71.9
1972	49.6	72
1971	26.5	71.7
1970	42.7	71.5
1969	48.7	70.7
1968	48.4	70.7
1967	48.1	70.9
1966	47.6	70.9
1965	46	70.1
1964	46.8	70.3
1963	45.7	69.3
1962	45.8	69.2
1961	44.9	69.8
1960	44	69.2
1959	43.7	69.2
1958	43.1	68.7
1957	42.6	67.5
1956	41.6	67.3
1955	41.1	67.8
1954	40.4	67.5
1953	39.4	66.3
1952	38.8	65.7
1951	38.1	65.3
1950	37.4	65.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Bangladesh and Vatican population clocks and comparison

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

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Finance

	Bangladesh	Vatican
GNI, Atlas method	$490B 2024	n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP	12% 2024	n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP	2.03% 2024	n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP	0.94% 2024	n/a
Armed forces personnel	227,000 2020	n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP	-3.69% 2024	n/a
Unemployment rate	3.64% 2024	n/a
Services, % of GDP	51.4% 2024	n/a
Industry, % of GDP	34.1% 2024	n/a
Economic freedom index	54.8 2026	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	$27.5B 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	124.2 megatons 2024	n/a
CO2 emissions per capita	0.72 tons 2024	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	2.14% 2024	0.00001% 2024
Annual migration change	-402,100 2025	n/a
Urban population	32.7% 2024	n/a
Male:Female ratio	49.2:50.8 2024	n/a
Average male height	5.42 ft 2025	n/a
Average female height	5 ft 2025	n/a
Quality of life index	37.6 2026	78.4 2026
Corruption Perceptions Index	24 2025	60 2025
Higher education index	63 2026	34 2026
Homicides per 100K people	2.34 2018	0 2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people	15.3 2019	0.5 2025
Visa free countries	47 2025	149 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	$53.5 2023	n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita	$42.4 2023	n/a
Life expectancy	75.5 years 2026	83.4 years 2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure	3.5% 2023	n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people	0.72 2023	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	30.6 2023	n/a
Obesity rate	5.41% 2022	n/a
Diabetes prevalence	13.2% 2024	n/a
Air quality index	2 2026	72 2026
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% 2026	0.0000003% 2026
Land area per capita	289.2 sq mi 2024	169.9 sq mi 2019
Agricultural land area	36,290 sq mi 2026	n/a
Forest area	7,272 sq mi 2026	n/a
Roads length	229,351 mi 2018	5.59 mi 2003