Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Egypt 6.8 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Egypt’s coastline is 4.2 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Egypt’s highest peak towers 1,569 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 48% more people than Egypt.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Egypt: 118 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 11 times as densely populated as Egypt.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Egypt: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Egypt are 9.5 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Egypt are 8.5 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Bangladesh is 1.3 years older than in Egypt.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Egypt: 24 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 0.6 more children on average than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.7% of people in Bangladesh are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Egypt: 5.3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Egypt: 0.5 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bangladesh and Egypt are practically level.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Egypt: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bangladesh’s economy is 25% larger than Egypt’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Egypt: $365 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Egypt produces 2 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Bangladesh than in Egypt (Gini 2.4 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Egypt: 28.5 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Egypt: 6.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Bangladesh and Egypt are practically level.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Egypt: 0.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Bangladesh’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Egypt’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Egypt: 15% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Egypt spends 2.6 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Egypt: $141 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Bangladesh live 3.1 years longer than in Egypt.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Egypt: 71.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 17% more likely to die before turning one than in Egypt.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Bangladesh has 8% more doctors per person than Egypt.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Egypt: 42.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 25% in Egypt.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Egypt: 25% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Bangladesh rate their lives 0.46 points higher than in Egypt.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Egypt: 3.86 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Egypt drink 35 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Egypt has 6.2 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Egypt has 506 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 15 more hours a year than in Egypt.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Egypt went to school 3.3 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Egypt: 10.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Egypt welcomed 53 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Egypt: 0.1 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
75% of people in Egypt are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Egypt: 75% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Egypt have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Egypt: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
43% of people in Egypt live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Egypt: 43% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Bangladesh has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Egypt: 97 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 79% longer than Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Egypt: 5,153 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Egypt fly 3.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Egypt: 0.14 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 14% of Bangladesh, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Egypt: 0% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Egypt emits 3.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Egypt: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
13% of Egypt’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Egypt: 13% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 57% more fine dust than in Egypt.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 79% more likely to be murdered in Bangladesh than in Egypt.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 2 times as deadly as in Egypt.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 2.2 °C warmer than Egypt.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 172 times as much rain as Egypt.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Egypt?
Egypt is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Egypt 6.8 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Egypt?
Bangladesh has 48% more people than Egypt (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Egypt?
People in Bangladesh live 3.1 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 71.8 in Egypt.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Egypt?
Men in Egypt are 9.5 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
