Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Ukraine 4.1 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ukraine’s coastline is 4.8 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ukraine’s highest peak towers 1,001 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 4.5 times as many people as Ukraine.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 20 times as densely populated as Ukraine.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 15.9 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 14.2 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 17 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 1.1 more children on average than in Ukraine.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bangladesh and Ukraine are practically level.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bangladesh’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Ukraine’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ukraine produces 86% more per person than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Bangladesh than in Ukraine (Gini 5.3 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.9%.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ukraine’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ukraine spends 6.9 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
Bangladesh and Ukraine are practically level.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 3.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ukraine.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 4.9 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 24% in Ukraine.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ukraine rate their lives 0.34 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ukraine drink 1,331 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ukraine has 11 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ukraine has 198 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 338 more hours a year than in Ukraine.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 4.3 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ukraine welcomed 33 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Ukraine have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 7.5 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Bangladesh fly 3.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Ukraine, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
16% of Ukraine’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 4.6 times as much fine dust as in Ukraine.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 61% more likely to be murdered in Ukraine than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 77% deadlier than in Ukraine.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 15.5 °C warmer than Ukraine.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 3.4 times as much rain as Ukraine.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Ukraine 4.1 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Ukraine?
Bangladesh has 4.5 times as many people as Ukraine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Ukraine?
Bangladesh and Ukraine are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 15.9 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
