Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Brazil 58 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 13 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 1,934 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 21% more people than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Brazil: 213 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 53 times as densely populated as Brazil.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Brazil: 25 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 10.6 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 10.0 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 8.6 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Brazil: 33.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.5 more children on average than in Brazil.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Brazil: 11.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bangladesh has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Brazil: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bangladesh and Brazil are practically level.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Brazil: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 5 times the size of Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Brazil produces 2.3 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Bangladesh (Gini 19.4 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Brazil: 50.3 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Brazil: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Brazil and Bangladesh are practically level.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Brazil: 1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Brazil: 46% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brazil spends 19 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Brazil: $1,010 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Brazil live 1.1 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Brazil: 76 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Brazil.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Brazil has 3.3 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Brazil: 30.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Brazil: 11.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 2.32 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Brazil: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 3,561 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 23 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 836 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 389 more hours a year than in Brazil.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Brazil went to school 1.6 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Brazil: 8.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Brazil welcomed 16 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Brazil: 0.03 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Brazil: 84% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Brazil and Bangladesh are practically level.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Brazil: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Brazil: 88% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Bangladesh has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Brazil: 102 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 10 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Brazil: 29,850 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Brazil fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Brazil: 0.45 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Brazil: 59% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Brazil emits 3.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Brazil: 2.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Brazil: 86.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 4.2 times as much fine dust as in Brazil.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8.2 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 18% deadlier than in Brazil.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 0.5 °C warmer than Brazil.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 26% more rain than Brazil.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Brazil?
Brazil is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Brazil 58 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Brazil?
Brazil has 21% more people than Bangladesh (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Brazil?
People in Brazil live 1.1 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 76.0 in Brazil.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Brazil?
Men in Brazil are 10.6 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
