Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ireland fits inside Bangladesh 2.1 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Ireland: 70,280 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ireland’s coastline is 2.5 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Bangladesh’s highest peak towers 19 m above Ireland’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 32 times as many people as Ireland.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Ireland: 5.48 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 17 times as densely populated as Ireland.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Ireland: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ireland are 14.0 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Ireland: 179 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ireland are 12.1 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Ireland: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ireland is 13 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Ireland: 38.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.7 more children on average than in Ireland.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Ireland: 16.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Ireland: 9.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ireland has 2 official languages, Bangladesh 1.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Ireland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ireland’s economy is 58% larger than Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Ireland: $722 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ireland produces 15 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Bangladesh than in Ireland (Gini 1.9 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Ireland: 29 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Ireland, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Ireland: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Bangladesh spends 0.9% of its GDP on the military, Ireland 0.2%.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Ireland: 0.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 3.3× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Ireland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ireland spends 138 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Ireland: $7,395 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Ireland live 8.1 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Ireland: 83 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 7.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ireland.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ireland has 5.4 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Ireland are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Ireland: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 18% in Ireland.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Ireland: 18.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ireland rate their lives 2.61 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Ireland: 6.93 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ireland drink 3,526 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ireland has 22 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ireland has 1,333 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 729 more hours a year than in Ireland.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ireland went to school 4.9 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Ireland: 11.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ireland welcomed 1,124 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Ireland: 2.2 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Ireland: 97% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Ireland have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Ireland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
65% of people in Ireland live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Ireland: 65% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ireland has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Ireland: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bangladesh’s railway network is 74% longer than Ireland’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Ireland: 1,650 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ireland fly 930 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Ireland: 35.11 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 14% of Bangladesh, but only 12% of Ireland.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Ireland: 11.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ireland emits 10 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Ireland: 6.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Ireland’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Ireland: 48.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 8.8 times as much fine dust as in Ireland.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.6 times as likely to be murdered in Bangladesh as in Ireland.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 6.6 times as deadly as in Ireland.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Ireland: 2.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 15.5 °C warmer than Ireland.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 84% more rain than Ireland.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Ireland?
Bangladesh is larger. Ireland fits inside Bangladesh 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Ireland?
Bangladesh has 32 times as many people as Ireland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Ireland?
People in Ireland live 8.1 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 83.0 in Ireland.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Ireland?
Men in Ireland are 14.0 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
