Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Albania fits inside Bangladesh 5.1 times.
Albania: 28,750 km² (2023) · Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Bangladesh’s coastline is 60% longer than Albania’s.
Albania: 362 km (2026 edition) · Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Albania’s highest peak towers 1,704 m above Bangladesh’s.
Albania: 2,764 m (2026 edition) · Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 75 times as many people as Albania.
Albania: 2.35 million (2025) · Bangladesh: 176 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 16 times as densely populated as Albania.
Albania: 86 per km² (2025) · Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Albania are 9.0 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Albania: 174.1 cm (2019) · Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Albania are 9.8 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Albania: 162.2 cm (2019) · Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Albania is 11 years older than in Bangladesh.
Albania: 36.3 years (2023) · Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.8 more children on average than in Albania.
Albania: 1.34 children per woman (2024) · Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Albania are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Albania: 17.6% (2025) · Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bangladesh has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Albania 0.0.
Albania: 0 (2025) · Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Albania and Bangladesh are practically level.
Albania: 1 (2026) · Bangladesh: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bangladesh’s economy is 15 times the size of Albania’s.
Albania: $30.5 billion (2025) · Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Albania produces 2.8 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Albania: Int$28,221 (2025) · Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Bangladesh than in Albania (Gini 1.5 points higher).
Albania: 29.4 (2020) · Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 11% in Albania, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Albania: 10.9% (2025) · Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Albania spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.9%.
Albania: 2% (2024) · Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Albania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Bangladesh’s.
Albania: 46% (2025) · Bangladesh: 26% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Albania spends 11 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Albania: $591 (2023) · Bangladesh: $53 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Albania live 4.8 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Albania: 79.8 years (2024) · Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Albania.
Albania: 8.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Albania has 2.6 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Albania: 1.9 per 1,000 (2020) · Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Albania are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Albania: 27.3% (2024) · Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 21% in Albania.
Albania: 21.4% (2024) · Bangladesh: 32% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Albania rate their lives 1.34 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Albania: 5.66 (2025) · Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Albania drink 1,466 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Albania: 4.3 litres (2023) · Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Albania has 13 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Albania: 56.7 kg (2023) · Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Albania has 650 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Albania: 3,238 kcal (2023) · Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 231 more hours a year than in Albania.
Albania: 2,152 hours (2023) · Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Albania went to school 3.4 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Albania: 10.2 years (2023) · Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Albania welcomed 2,466 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Albania: 4.83 (2024) · Bangladesh: 0 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Albania are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Albania: 86% (2024) · Bangladesh: 53% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Albania have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh.
Albania: 100% (2024) · Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Albania live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Albania: 59% (2025) · Bangladesh: 33% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Bangladesh has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Albania 89.
Albania: 89 (2024) · Bangladesh: 108 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bangladesh’s railway network is 6.8 times as long as Albania’s.
Albania: 424 km (2017) · Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Albania fly 4.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Albania: 0.16 (2023) · Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 29% of Albania, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Albania: 28.8% (2023) · Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Albania emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Albania: 1.6 t (2024) · Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Albania’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Albania: 100% (2024) · Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 3.8 times as much fine dust as in Albania.
Albania: 16.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 33% more likely to be murdered in Bangladesh than in Albania.
Albania: 1.8 per 100k (2024) · Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 72% deadlier than in Albania.
Albania: 10.8 per 100k (2021) · Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 12.2 °C warmer than Albania.
Albania: 13.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 55% more rain than Albania.
Albania: 1,356 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Albania bigger than Bangladesh?
Bangladesh is larger. Albania fits inside Bangladesh 5.1 times.
Which has more people, Albania or Bangladesh?
Bangladesh has 75 times as many people as Albania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Albania or Bangladesh?
People in Albania live 4.8 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 79.8 years in Albania and 74.9 in Bangladesh.
Are people taller in Albania or Bangladesh?
Men in Albania are 9.0 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
