Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Canada 106 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 348 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 4,899 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 4.2 times as many people as Canada.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Canada: 41.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 285 times as densely populated as Canada.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Canada: 5 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 13.7 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Canada: 178.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 12.3 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Canada: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 15 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Canada: 40.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.9 more children on average than in Canada.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Canada: 20.3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Canada: 5.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Canada has 2 official languages, Bangladesh 1.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Canada: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 5.1 times the size of Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 6.6 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Canada: Int$66,746 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Canada than in Bangladesh (Gini 0.6 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Canada: 31.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Canada: 6.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Canada and Bangladesh are practically level.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Canada: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 3.3× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Canada: 83% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 119 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Canada: $6,378 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 7.2 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Canada: 82.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 5.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 3.9 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Canada: 27.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 11% in Canada.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Canada: 11.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 2.42 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Canada: 6.74 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 3,173 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Canada: 9.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 21 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Canada: 94.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 1,002 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 652 more hours a year than in Canada.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Canada: 1,731 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 7.1 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Canada: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 246 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Canada: 0.48 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Canada: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Canada have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Canada: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Canada: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Bangladesh has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Canada: 94 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 17 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Canada: 48,150 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 56 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Canada: 2.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of Canada, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Canada: 39.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 22 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Canada: 13.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Canada: 63.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 9.3 times as much fine dust as in Canada.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 18% more likely to be murdered in Bangladesh than in Canada.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Canada: 2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 4 times as deadly as in Canada.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 28.7 °C warmer than Canada.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 3.1 times as much rain as Canada.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Canada?
Canada is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Canada 106 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Canada?
Bangladesh has 4.2 times as many people as Canada (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Canada?
People in Canada live 7.2 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 82.1 in Canada.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Canada?
Men in Canada are 13.7 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
