Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Pakistan 5.4 times
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Pakistan’s coastline is 80% longer than Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 7,551 m above Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 72% of Bangladesh, versus 47% of Pakistan
Bangladesh: 72.2% (2024) · Pakistan: 47.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 45% more people than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 4.1 times as densely populated as Pakistan
Bangladesh: 1,350 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Pakistan are 2.3 cm taller than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Pakistan are 2.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Bangladesh is 5 years older than in Pakistan
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 1.4 more children on average than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.7% of people in Bangladesh are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Bangladesh hosts 48% more refugees per resident than Pakistan
Bangladesh: 6.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Bangladesh 1
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bangladesh’s economy is 12% larger than Pakistan’s
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Bangladesh produces 54% more per person than Pakistan
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in Bangladesh (Gini 2.6 points higher)
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 5.9% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 5.9% (2022) · Pakistan: 23% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.8%
Bangladesh: 0.8% (2025) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Bangladesh: 7.6% (2021) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
Bangladesh’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Pakistan’s
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Bangladesh spends 75% more on health per person than Pakistan
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Bangladesh live 7.1 years longer than in Pakistan
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Pakistan has 61% more doctors per person than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Bangladesh has 46% more hospital beds per person than Pakistan
Bangladesh: 0.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Pakistan is 2 times that in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Pakistan rate their lives 0.55 points higher than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Pakistan drink 30 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Pakistan has 4.7 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Bangladesh has 74 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 88 more hours a year than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Bangladesh went to school 2.5 years longer than in Pakistan
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Bangladesh: 0.002 (2019) · Pakistan: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Pakistan has 3 more World Heritage sites than Bangladesh (6 against 3)
Bangladesh: 3 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Pakistan has won 11 Olympic medals, Bangladesh none
Bangladesh: 0 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
57% of people in Pakistan are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Bangladesh is 3.6 times as fast as in Pakistan
Bangladesh: 86 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Bangladesh have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
40% of people in Pakistan live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Bangladesh has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 2.7 times as long as Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Bangladesh fly 35% more passengers per resident than those from Pakistan
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 14% of Bangladesh, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Bangladesh: 14.4% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Pakistan emits 15% more CO₂ than someone in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 21% more fine dust than in Pakistan
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 85% more likely to be murdered in Pakistan than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 2.1 times as deadly as in Pakistan
Bangladesh: 34.5 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 4.8 °C warmer than Pakistan
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 5 times as much rain as Pakistan
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Pakistan?
Pakistan is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Pakistan 5.4 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 45% more people than Bangladesh (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
People in Bangladesh live 7.1 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Pakistan?
Men in Pakistan are 2.3 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
