Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh is 36% bigger than Guatemala
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2024) · Guatemala: 108,889 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Bangladesh’s coastline is 45% longer than Guatemala’s
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Guatemala’s highest peak towers 3,160 m above Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 72% of Bangladesh, versus 46% of Guatemala
Bangladesh: 72.2% (2024) · Guatemala: 46% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 9.4 times as many people as Guatemala
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 7.7 times as densely populated as Guatemala
Bangladesh: 1,350 per km² (2025) · Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Bangladesh and Guatemala are practically level
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Bangladesh are 1.5 cm taller than in Guatemala
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Bangladesh is 2.7 years older than in Guatemala
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Guatemala have 0.1 more children on average than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.7% of people in Bangladesh are 65 or older, versus 5.0% in Guatemala
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Guatemala: 5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Bangladesh hosts 79 times as many refugees per resident as Guatemala
Bangladesh: 6.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Guatemala: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2026) · Guatemala: 1.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Bangladesh and Guatemala are practically level
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Guatemala: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bangladesh’s economy is 3.7 times the size of Guatemala’s
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Guatemala: $123 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Guatemala produces 50% more per person than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Bangladesh (Gini 14.3 points higher)
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Guatemala: 45.2 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
9.7% of people in Guatemala live on less than $3 a day, versus 5.9% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 5.9% (2022) · Guatemala: 9.7% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.8% in Bangladesh, versus 2.6% in Guatemala
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Guatemala: 2.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Bangladesh and Guatemala are practically level
Bangladesh: 0.8% (2025) · Guatemala: 0.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Guatemala’s central government collects 12% of GDP in tax, Bangladesh’s 7.6%
Bangladesh: 7.6% (2021) · Guatemala: 11.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Guatemala’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Guatemala: 43% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Guatemala spends 7.3 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Guatemala: $392 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Bangladesh live 2.2 years longer than in Guatemala
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 42% more likely to die before turning one than in Guatemala
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Guatemala has 77% more doctors per person than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Bangladesh has 2 times as many hospital beds per person as Guatemala
Bangladesh: 0.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Guatemala: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Guatemala is 22% higher than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Guatemala: 5.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Guatemala are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Guatemala: 26.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 11% in Guatemala
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Guatemala: 11.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Guatemala rate their lives 2.21 points higher than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Guatemala: 6.53 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Guatemala drink 1,049 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Guatemala has 12 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Guatemala has 236 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 233 more hours a year than in Guatemala
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Bangladesh went to school 0.94 years longer than in Guatemala
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Guatemala welcomed 43 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019)
Bangladesh: 0.002 (2019) · Guatemala: 0.08 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Guatemala has 1 more World Heritage site than Bangladesh (4 against 3)
Bangladesh: 3 (2026) · Guatemala: 4 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Guatemala has won 3 Olympic medals, Bangladesh none
Bangladesh: 0 (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 3 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
60% of people in Guatemala are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Guatemala: 60% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Guatemala is 73% faster than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 86 Mbps (2026) · Guatemala: 149 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Bangladesh have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Guatemala: 90.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
56% of people in Guatemala live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Guatemala: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Guatemala has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Guatemala: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bangladesh’s railway network is 3.6 times as long as Guatemala’s
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Guatemala: 800 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Bangladesh fly 3.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Guatemala: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Guatemala, but only 14% of Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 14.4% (2024) · Guatemala: 33.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Guatemala emits 73% more CO₂ than someone in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Guatemala’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Guatemala: 68.3% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Guatemala
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 10 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 64% deadlier than in Guatemala
Bangladesh: 34.5 per 100k (2023) · Guatemala: 21.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Guatemala
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 16% more rain than Guatemala
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Guatemala?
Bangladesh is larger. Bangladesh is 36% bigger than Guatemala.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Guatemala?
Bangladesh has 9.4 times as many people as Guatemala (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Guatemala?
People in Bangladesh live 2.2 years longer than in Guatemala. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 72.7 in Guatemala.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Guatemala?
Bangladesh and Guatemala are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
