Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
New Zealand is 81% bigger than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · New Zealand: 267,710 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
New Zealand’s coastline is 26 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Bangladesh’s highest peak towers 1,030 m above New Zealand’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 33 times as many people as New Zealand.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 67 times as densely populated as New Zealand.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in New Zealand are 12.6 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 177.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in New Zealand are 12.3 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in New Zealand is 12 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.6 more children on average than in New Zealand.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · New Zealand: 17.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · New Zealand: 5.6 (2025)
How many official languages?
New Zealand has 3 official languages, Bangladesh 1.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bangladesh’s economy is 73% larger than New Zealand’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · New Zealand: $264 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
New Zealand produces 5.6 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · New Zealand: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in New Zealand, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · New Zealand: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
New Zealand and Bangladesh are practically level.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · New Zealand: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 3.4× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · New Zealand: 86% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
New Zealand spends 94 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · New Zealand: $5,022 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in New Zealand live 7.1 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · New Zealand: 82 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 6.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
New Zealand has 5 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · New Zealand: 34.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · New Zealand: 9.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in New Zealand rate their lives 2.68 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · New Zealand: 7.00 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in New Zealand drink 3,040 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
New Zealand has 18 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
New Zealand has 534 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 676 more hours a year than in New Zealand.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in New Zealand went to school 6.1 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
New Zealand welcomed 307 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · New Zealand: 0.6 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · New Zealand: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in New Zealand have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · New Zealand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · New Zealand: 84% (2025)
How many phones per person?
New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · New Zealand: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
New Zealand’s railway network is 43% longer than Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from New Zealand fly 75 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · New Zealand: 2.82 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of New Zealand, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · New Zealand: 37.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in New Zealand emits 10 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · New Zealand: 88.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 9.3 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 60% more likely to be murdered in Bangladesh than in New Zealand.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 2.8 times as deadly as in New Zealand.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 14.7 °C warmer than New Zealand.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 31% more rain than New Zealand.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than New Zealand?
New Zealand is larger. New Zealand is 81% bigger than Bangladesh.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or New Zealand?
Bangladesh has 33 times as many people as New Zealand (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or New Zealand?
People in New Zealand live 7.1 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 82.0 in New Zealand.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or New Zealand?
Men in New Zealand are 12.6 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
