Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside India 22 times
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2024) · India: 3,287,260 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 12 times as long as Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · India: 7,000 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 7,526 m above Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · India: 8,586 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 72% of Bangladesh, versus 60% of India
Bangladesh: 72.2% (2024) · India: 59.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 8.3 times as many people as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · India: 1.46 billion (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 2.7 times as densely populated as India
Bangladesh: 1,350 per km² (2025) · India: 492 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in India are 1.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · India: 166.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in India are 2.8 cm taller than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · India: 155.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in India is 2.7 years older than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · India: 28.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.2 more children on average than in India
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · India: 1.96 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.4% of people in India are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · India: 7.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Bangladesh hosts 41 times as many refugees per resident as India
Bangladesh: 6.7 per 1,000 (2025) · India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
India has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2026) · India: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Bangladesh 1
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 8.7 times the size of Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · India: $3.96 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
India produces 16% more per person than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · India: Int$11,748 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Bangladesh than in India (Gini 7.9 points higher)
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · India: 23 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
5.9% of people in Bangladesh live on less than $3 a day, versus 2.6% in India
Bangladesh: 5.9% (2022) · India: 2.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
India and Bangladesh are practically level
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · India: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.8%
Bangladesh: 0.8% (2025) · India: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Bangladesh’s central government collects 7.6% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
Bangladesh: 7.6% (2021) · India: 6.9% (2022)
How expensive is it?
Bangladesh’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× India’s
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
India spends 58% more on health per person than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · India: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Bangladesh live 2.7 years longer than in India
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · India: 72.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 5% more likely to die before turning one than in India
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
India and Bangladesh are nearly identical here
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
India has 73% more hospital beds per person than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.9 per 1,000 (2023) · India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 3.4 times that in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · India: 15.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
8.0% of adults in India are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · India: 8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 23% in India
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · India: 22.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in India rate their lives 0.22 points higher than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · India: 4.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 1,799 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · India: 5.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
India has 81% more meat per person than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · India: 8.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
India has 81 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · India: 2,669 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Bangladesh and India are practically level
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · India: 2,383 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in India went to school 0.09 years longer than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · India: 6.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
India welcomed 3.5 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019)
Bangladesh: 0.002 (2019) · India: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 42 more World Heritage sites than Bangladesh (45 against 3)
Bangladesh: 3 (2026) · India: 45 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
India has won 41 Olympic medals, Bangladesh none
Bangladesh: 0 (2026 edition) · India: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
70% of people in India are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · India: 70% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in India is 6% faster than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 86 Mbps (2026) · India: 91 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
India and Bangladesh are practically level
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · India: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
36% of people in India live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · India: 36% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Bangladesh has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · India: 79 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 24 times as long as Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · India: 68,103 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from India fly 3.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · India: 0.12 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of India, but only 14% of Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 14.4% (2024) · India: 24.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in India emits 3.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · India: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of India’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · India: 24.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 47% more fine dust than in India
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 20% more likely to be murdered in India than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · India: 2.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 36% deadlier than in India
Bangladesh: 34.5 per 100k (2023) · India: 25.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 1.3 °C warmer than India
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 65% more rain than India
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than India?
India is larger. Bangladesh fits inside India 22 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or India?
India has 8.3 times as many people as Bangladesh (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or India?
People in Bangladesh live 2.7 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 72.2 in India.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or India?
Men in India are 1.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
