Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh is 36% bigger than Guatemala.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Guatemala: 108,890 km² (2023)
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)
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 7.8 times as densely populated as Guatemala.
Bangladesh: 1,352 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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Guatemala: 1.1 (2025)
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 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 spends 0.9% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.4%.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Guatemala: 0.4% (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 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 (2019) · Guatemala: 0.08 (2022)
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)
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: 14.5% (2023) · Guatemala: 32.6% (2023)
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 48% deadlier than in Guatemala.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).
