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🇧🇩 Bangladesh

People's Republic of Bangladesh

BGD BD ৳ Bangladeshi taka (BDT)

Every statistic we track for Bangladesh — 115 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$10,955

#131 of 191

Life expectancy

69.5 yrs

#121 of 188

Happiness score

4.32

#127 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.12

#133 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 43.3% #118/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 43.3% #118/139 2024
Bank Branches 9.1 #96/153 2024
Current Account Balance -0.6% #73/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 7.7% #129/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 33.9% #74/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 115.6 #54/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #66/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -4.3% #128/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 510.7 #37/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 1,921.8 #25/191 2026
GDP per Capita 2,911 #148/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 4,926 #123/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 10,955 #131/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 5.9% #9/184 2019
Government Debt 41.8% #124/185 2026
Income per Person 2,474 #146/183 2018
Income per Person 2,474 #146/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 9.2% #23/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 7.7 #106/130 2023
Listed Companies 691 #13/70 2024
Made a Digital Payment 30.1% #90/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 20.8% #48/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 4.7% #35/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.9% #25/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 19.5% #51/70 2024
Stocks Traded 2.8% #36/69 2024
Total GDP (Long Run) 858,143,907,016 #29/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 2.1 #95/217 2024
Median Age 26.3 #160/235 2026
Population 154.4 #8/229 2013
Population 175.4 #8/191 2026
Population Density 1,366 #9/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 31,862 #42/195 2025
Urban Population 32.7% #184/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 99.5% #136/214 2023
Internet Users 53.4% #143/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 109.9 #111/209 2022
Read News Online 38% #41/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 5.1% #191/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 0 #206/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 3 #58/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 2.4% #185/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 28.8% #177/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 24.4 #57/191 2023
Life Expectancy 69.5 #121/188 2013
Life Expectancy 74.7 #75/186 2020
Suicide Rate 2.9 #158/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 33.3% #20/167 2022
Undernourishment 10.4% #54/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 54 #152/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 2.2% #94/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 7.2 #111/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.7 #152/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 288 #145/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 1.9% #177/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.6 #111/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0 #161/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -1.1 #160/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 23 #150/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 23 #149/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #136/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #154/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #140/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 2 #60/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 40 #132/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.5 #123/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.5 #147/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.6 #139/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.4 #116/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #133/179 2025
Military Spending 0.8% #122/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #148/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.8 #39/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 27.6 #158/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.3 #128/179 2025
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -1.2 #153/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 33.1 #149/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 2.2 #124/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 18.6 #46/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 87.3% #63/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 53.3% #43/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 16.6 #21/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 44.3% #24/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 5.5% #75/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 6.2 #25/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 56.5 #51/141 2023
World Risk Index 26.7 #11/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 54.5% #113/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 4.3 #127/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 1.1 #16/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.4 #105/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #65/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.7 #64/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #100/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 0.2 #145/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.7 #130/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 15.3% #35/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 97.8% #2/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 97.9% #1/143 2018
Individualism 20 #48/65 2010
Long-term Orientation 40 #13/26 2010
Masculinity 55 #28/65 2010
Power Distance 80 #11/65 2010
Secular Values 0.2 #58/64 2022
Self-Expression Values 0.3 #56/64 2022
Signed a Petition 19.5% #45/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 9.2% #71/120 2017
Trust in government 6.7 #8/123 2017
Trust in parliament 6.9 #6/151 2017
Trust in political parties 6.1 #5/120 2017
Trust in Science 82.7% #36/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 81.6% #31/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 6.4 #18/153 2017
Uncertainty Avoidance 60 #39/65 2010

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