Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Spain 3.4 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Spain: 505,976 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Spain’s coastline is 8.6 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Spain’s highest peak towers 2,658 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 3.6 times as many people as Spain.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 14 times as densely populated as Spain.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Spain are 11.0 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Spain are 9.7 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 20 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 1.0 more children on average than in Spain.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Spain: 1.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bangladesh and Spain are practically level.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 4.2 times the size of Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 5.9 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Spain than in Bangladesh (Gini 2.5 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Spain and Bangladesh are practically level.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Spain: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 58 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 9 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 9.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 5.9 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
19% of adults in Spain are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 28% in Spain.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 2.22 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 4,145 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 22 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 790 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 745 more hours a year than in Spain.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 4 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 980 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Spain have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Spain’s railway network is 5.5 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 51 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Spain, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Spain: 37.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 7.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Spain’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 6.5 times as much fine dust as in Spain.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.4 times as likely to be murdered in Bangladesh as in Spain.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 5.3 times as deadly as in Spain.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 10.9 °C warmer than Spain.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 3.2 times as much rain as Spain.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Spain?
Spain is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Spain 3.4 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Spain?
Bangladesh has 3.6 times as many people as Spain (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Spain?
People in Spain live 9 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Spain?
Men in Spain are 11.0 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
