Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Bangladesh 6.7 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Israel: 22,070 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Bangladesh’s coastline is 2.1 times as long as Israel’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Israel: 273 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Israel’s highest peak towers 1,176 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 17 times as many people as Israel.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Israel: 10.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 2.9 times as densely populated as Israel.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Israel: 468 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Israel are 10.9 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Israel: 176 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Israel are 9.8 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Israel: 162.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Israel is 3.8 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Israel: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 0.7 more children on average than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Israel: 12.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Israel: 5.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, Bangladesh 1.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Israel: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 34% larger than Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Israel: $611 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 5.9 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Israel: Int$59,717 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Bangladesh (Gini 7.4 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Israel: 38.3 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Bangladesh and Israel are practically level.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Israel: 3.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.9%.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Israel: 8.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 3.9× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Israel: 101% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 73 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Israel: $3,928 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 8.3 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Israel: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 5.3 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Israel are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Israel: 23.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 21% in Israel.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Israel: 21.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 2.87 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Israel: 7.19 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Israel drink 1,438 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Israel: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 24 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Israel: 108.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 1,166 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 493 more hours a year than in Israel.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Israel: 1,890 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 6.7 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Israel: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Israel welcomed 49 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Israel: 0.1 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Israel: 88% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Israel have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Israel: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Israel: 92% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Israel: 177 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bangladesh’s railway network is 67% longer than Israel’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Israel: 1,720 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 19 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Israel: 0.73 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 14% of Bangladesh, but only 6.5% of Israel.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Israel: 6.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Israel: 5.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
17% of Israel’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Israel: 16.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in Israel.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 44% more likely to be murdered in Bangladesh than in Israel.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 4.4 times as deadly as in Israel.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 4.6 °C warmer than Israel.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 10 times as much rain as Israel.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Israel?
Bangladesh is larger. Israel fits inside Bangladesh 6.7 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Israel?
Bangladesh has 17 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Israel?
People in Israel live 8.3 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 83.2 in Israel.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Israel?
Men in Israel are 10.9 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
