Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Türkiye 5.3 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Türkiye: 785,350 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Türkiye’s coastline is 12 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Türkiye’s highest peak towers 4,077 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 2 times as many people as Türkiye.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 12 times as densely populated as Türkiye.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Türkiye are 11.3 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Türkiye are 9.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 161.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Türkiye is 7.2 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.7 more children on average than in Türkiye.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Türkiye are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Türkiye has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bangladesh and Türkiye are practically level.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Türkiye’s economy is 3.5 times the size of Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Türkiye produces 4.5 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Bangladesh (Gini 12.8 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Türkiye spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.9%.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Türkiye’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Türkiye spends 10 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Türkiye live 2.5 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Türkiye: 77.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Türkiye.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Türkiye has 3.1 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 31% in Türkiye.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Türkiye rate their lives 0.98 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Türkiye drink 761 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Türkiye has 11 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Türkiye has 1,305 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 636 more hours a year than in Türkiye.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Türkiye went to school 2.2 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Türkiye welcomed 303 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Türkiye are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Türkiye have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Bangladesh and Türkiye are practically level.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Türkiye’s railway network is 3.7 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Türkiye fly 39 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 29% of Türkiye, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Türkiye emits 9.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Türkiye’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Türkiye.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 38% more likely to be murdered in Türkiye than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 2.9 times as deadly as in Türkiye.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Türkiye: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 13.1 °C warmer than Türkiye.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 3.1 times as much rain as Türkiye.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Türkiye?
Türkiye is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Türkiye 5.3 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Türkiye?
Bangladesh has 2 times as many people as Türkiye (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Türkiye?
People in Türkiye live 2.5 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 77.4 in Türkiye.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Türkiye?
Men in Türkiye are 11.3 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
