Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Sweden 3.6 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Sweden: 528,660 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Sweden’s coastline is 5.5 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Sweden’s highest peak towers 1,040 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 17 times as many people as Sweden.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 52 times as densely populated as Sweden.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sweden are 15.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Sweden: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sweden are 14.3 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Sweden: 166.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sweden is 15 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.7 more children on average than in Sweden.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Sweden: 28.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bangladesh and Sweden are practically level.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Sweden’s economy is 47% larger than Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Sweden produces 7.1 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Bangladesh than in Sweden (Gini 1.6 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Sweden spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.9%.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Sweden: 2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 3.4× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Sweden spends 121 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Sweden live 9.1 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Sweden: 84.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Sweden has 6.1 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
19% of adults in Sweden are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 20% in Sweden.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Sweden rate their lives 2.94 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Sweden drink 2,980 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Sweden has 15 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Sweden has 779 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 952 more hours a year than in Sweden.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sweden went to school 6 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Sweden welcomed 323 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Sweden: 96% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Sweden have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Sweden: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Sweden’s railway network is 3.4 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sweden fly 49 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Sweden: 68.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Sweden emits 5.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
71% of Sweden’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 11 times as much fine dust as in Sweden.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Bangladesh as in Sweden.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 8.9 times as deadly as in Sweden.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 21.4 °C warmer than Sweden.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 2.6 times as much rain as Sweden.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Sweden?
Sweden is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Sweden 3.6 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Sweden?
Bangladesh has 17 times as many people as Sweden (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Sweden?
People in Sweden live 9.1 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 84.1 in Sweden.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Sweden?
Men in Sweden are 15.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
