Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Belgium fits inside Bangladesh 4.8 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Belgium: 30,689 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Bangladesh’s coastline is 8.7 times as long as Belgium’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Bangladesh’s highest peak towers 366 m above Belgium’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 15 times as many people as Belgium.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Belgium: 11.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 3.5 times as densely populated as Belgium.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Belgium: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Belgium are 14.0 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Belgium: 179.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Belgium are 11.0 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Belgium: 163.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Belgium is 16 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Belgium: 41.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.7 more children on average than in Belgium.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Belgium are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Belgium: 21% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Belgium: 7.5 (2025)
How many official languages?
Belgium has 3 official languages, Bangladesh 1.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Belgium: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Belgium’s economy is 59% larger than Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Belgium: $725 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Belgium produces 7.4 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Bangladesh than in Belgium (Gini 4.1 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Belgium: 26.8 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.9% in Belgium, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Belgium: 5.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Belgium and Bangladesh are practically level.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Belgium: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 3.2× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Belgium: 81% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Belgium spends 111 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Belgium: $5,931 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Belgium live 7.4 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Belgium: 82.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 7.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Belgium.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Belgium has 5 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Belgium are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Belgium: 22.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 24% in Belgium.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Belgium: 23.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Belgium rate their lives 2.61 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Belgium: 6.93 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Belgium drink 3,275 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Belgium has 13 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Belgium: 60 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Belgium has 1,334 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 790 more hours a year than in Belgium.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Belgium went to school 5.9 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Belgium: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Belgium welcomed 415 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Belgium: 0.81 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Belgium: 96% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Belgium have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Belgium: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Belgium live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Belgium: 88% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Bangladesh has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belgium 104.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Belgium: 104 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Belgium’s railway network is 26% longer than Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Belgium: 3,612 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Belgium fly 25 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Belgium: 0.95 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 23% of Belgium, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Belgium: 22.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Belgium emits 12 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Belgium: 7.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
39% of Belgium’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Belgium: 38.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 7 times as much fine dust as in Belgium.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.2 times as likely to be murdered in Bangladesh as in Belgium.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 4 times as deadly as in Belgium.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 14.7 °C warmer than Belgium.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 2.3 times as much rain as Belgium.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Belgium?
Bangladesh is larger. Belgium fits inside Bangladesh 4.8 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Belgium?
Bangladesh has 15 times as many people as Belgium (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Belgium?
People in Belgium live 7.4 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 82.3 in Belgium.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Belgium?
Men in Belgium are 14.0 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
