Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside the DR Congo 16 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · DR Congo: 2,344,860 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Bangladesh’s coastline is 16 times as long as the DR Congo’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The DR Congo’s highest peak towers 4,050 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 56% more people than the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · DR Congo: 113 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 27 times as densely populated as the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the DR Congo are 3.5 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · DR Congo: 168.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the DR Congo are 3.9 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · DR Congo: 156.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Bangladesh is 9.6 years older than in the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the DR Congo have 3.8 more children on average than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.7% of people in Bangladesh are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · DR Congo: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The DR Congo has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · DR Congo: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
The DR Congo has 5 official languages, Bangladesh 1.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · DR Congo: 5 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bangladesh’s economy is 5 times the size of the DR Congo’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · DR Congo: $91 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Bangladesh produces 5.3 times as much per person as the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the DR Congo than in Bangladesh (Gini 13.8 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · DR Congo: 44.7 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.4% in the DR Congo, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · DR Congo: 4.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The DR Congo and Bangladesh are practically level.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · DR Congo: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The DR Congo’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · DR Congo: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Bangladesh spends 2.3 times as much on health per person as the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · DR Congo: $23 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Bangladesh live 13 years longer than in the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · DR Congo: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the DR Congo is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Bangladesh has 3.5 times as many doctors per person as the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
The DR Congo and Bangladesh are practically level.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · DR Congo: 5.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 12% in the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · DR Congo: 12.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Bangladesh rate their lives 0.56 points higher than in the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · DR Congo: 3.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the DR Congo drink 549 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Bangladesh has 29% more meat per person than the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Bangladesh has 573 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 542 more hours a year than in the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the DR Congo went to school 0.59 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The DR Congo welcomed 2.6 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · DR Congo: 0.01 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
53% of people in Bangladesh are online, versus 20% in the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · DR Congo: 20% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Bangladesh have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · DR Congo: 22.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
45% of people in the DR Congo live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · DR Congo: 45% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Bangladesh has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · DR Congo: 59 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The DR Congo’s railway network is 27% longer than Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Bangladesh fly 3.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · DR Congo: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of the DR Congo, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · DR Congo: 54.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Bangladesh emits 12 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · DR Congo: 100% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 58% more fine dust than in the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · DR Congo: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 14% deadlier than in the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · DR Congo: 16.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 0.9 °C warmer than the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 43% more rain than the DR Congo.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · DR Congo: 1,469 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than the DR Congo?
The DR Congo is larger. Bangladesh fits inside the DR Congo 16 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or the DR Congo?
Bangladesh has 56% more people than the DR Congo (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or the DR Congo?
People in Bangladesh live 13 years longer than in the DR Congo. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 62.1 in the DR Congo.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or the DR Congo?
Men in the DR Congo are 3.5 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
