Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Italy 2 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Italy: 302,070 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Italy’s coastline is 13 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Italy’s highest peak towers 3,688 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 3 times as many people as Italy.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Italy: 58.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 6.8 times as densely populated as Italy.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Italy: 199 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Italy are 9.3 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Italy: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Italy are 9.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Italy: 161.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Italy is 22 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Italy: 47.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 1.0 more children on average than in Italy.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Italy: 25.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Italy: 3.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bangladesh and Italy are practically level.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Italy: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Italy’s economy is 5.6 times the size of Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Italy produces 6.2 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Italy: Int$62,803 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Italy than in Bangladesh (Gini 3.4 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Italy: 34.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.4% in Italy, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Italy: 6.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Italy spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.9%.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Italy: 1.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Italy: 69% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Italy spends 64 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Italy: $3,398 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Italy live 9 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Italy: 84 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Italy has 5.8 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
18% of adults in Italy are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Italy: 17.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 22% in Italy.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Italy: 22.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Italy rate their lives 2.25 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Italy: 6.57 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Italy drink 2,898 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Italy: 8.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Italy has 16 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Italy: 71.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Italy has 1,165 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 682 more hours a year than in Italy.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Italy: 1,701 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Italy went to school 4 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Italy: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Italy welcomed 500 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Italy: 0.98 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Italy are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Italy: 89% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Italy have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Italy: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Italy live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Italy: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Italy: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Italy’s railway network is 6 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Italy: 17,305 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Italy fly 9.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Italy: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Italy, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Italy: 32.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Italy emits 8.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Italy: 5.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
49% of Italy’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Italy: 48.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 4.3 times as much fine dust as in Italy.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.1 times as likely to be murdered in Bangladesh as in Italy.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 3.7 times as deadly as in Italy.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Italy: 5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 11.9 °C warmer than Italy.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 2 times as much rain as Italy.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Italy?
Italy is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Italy 2 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Italy?
Bangladesh has 3 times as many people as Italy (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Italy?
People in Italy live 9 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 84.0 in Italy.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Italy?
Men in Italy are 9.3 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
