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
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|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
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|
|
|
| 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
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 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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Finance
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % 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
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % 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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