Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Germany 2.4 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Germany: 357,680 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Germany’s coastline is 4.1 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Germany’s highest peak towers 1,903 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 2.1 times as many people as Germany.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Germany: 83.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 5.7 times as densely populated as Germany.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Germany: 239 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Germany are 15.2 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Germany: 180.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Germany are 13.8 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Germany: 166.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Germany is 20 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Germany: 45.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.8 more children on average than in Germany.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Germany are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Germany: 23.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Germany has produced 10.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Germany: 10.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bangladesh and Germany are practically level.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Germany: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Germany’s economy is 11 times the size of Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Germany produces 7.4 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Germany: Int$75,407 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Germany than in Bangladesh (Gini 2.8 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Germany: 33.7 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Bangladesh and Germany are practically level.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Germany: 3.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Germany spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.9%.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Germany: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Germany’s price level (US = 100) is 3.1× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Germany: 80% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Germany spends 128 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Germany: $6,849 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Germany live 5.9 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Germany: 80.8 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 Germany.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Germany has 6.3 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Germany are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Germany: 24.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 22% in Germany.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Germany: 22% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Germany rate their lives 2.56 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Germany: 6.88 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Germany drink 3,752 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Germany: 10.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Germany has 16 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Germany: 70.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Germany has 947 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 1,048 more hours a year than in Germany.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Germany: 1,335 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Germany went to school 7.5 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Germany: 14.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Germany welcomed 229 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Germany: 0.45 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Germany are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Germany: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Germany have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Germany: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
82% of people in Germany live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Germany: 82% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Germany has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Germany: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Germany’s railway network is 12 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Germany: 33,401 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Germany fly 25 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Germany: 0.96 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Germany, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Germany: 32.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Germany emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Germany: 6.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
59% of Germany’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Germany: 59.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 7.1 times as much fine dust as in Germany.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.6 times as likely to be murdered in Bangladesh as in Germany.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 5.6 times as deadly as in Germany.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Germany: 3.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 15.5 °C warmer than Germany.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 2.4 times as much rain as Germany.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Germany?
Germany is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Germany 2.4 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Germany?
Bangladesh has 2.1 times as many people as Germany (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Germany?
People in Germany live 5.9 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 80.8 in Germany.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Germany?
Men in Germany are 15.2 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
