Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Poland 2.1 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Poland: 313,930 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Bangladesh’s coastline is 32% longer than Poland’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Poland’s highest peak towers 1,439 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 4.8 times as many people as Poland.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 11 times as densely populated as Poland.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Poland are 15.6 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Poland are 13.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Poland: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Poland is 16 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 1.0 more children on average than in Poland.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Poland: 7.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bangladesh and Poland are practically level.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Poland’s economy is 2.3 times the size of Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Poland produces 5.3 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Bangladesh than in Poland (Gini 2.4 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.8% in Bangladesh, versus 3.0% in Poland.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Poland spends 4.2% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.9%.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Poland: 4.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Poland’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Poland spends 38 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Poland live 3.5 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Poland: 78.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 6.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Poland has 5.6 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Poland are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 22% in Poland.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Poland rate their lives 2.45 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Poland drink 3,953 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Poland has 19 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Poland has 1,142 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 576 more hours a year than in Poland.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Poland went to school 6.4 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Poland welcomed 275 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Poland are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Poland have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
60% of people in Poland live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Poland’s railway network is 6.5 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Poland fly 6.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of Poland, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Poland: 31.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Poland emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
32% of Poland’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 4.2 times as much fine dust as in Poland.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.9 times as likely to be murdered in Bangladesh as in Poland.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 2.9 times as deadly as in Poland.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Poland: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 16.0 °C warmer than Poland.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 2.7 times as much rain as Poland.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Poland?
Poland is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Poland 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Poland?
Bangladesh has 4.8 times as many people as Poland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Poland?
People in Poland live 3.5 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 78.4 in Poland.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Poland?
Men in Poland are 15.6 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
