The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside the United States 67 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · United States: 9,831,510 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The United States’ coastline is 34 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · United States: 19,924 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The United States’ highest peak towers 5,130 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · United States: 6,190 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United States has 95% more people than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · United States: 342 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 36 times as densely populated as the United States.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · United States: 37 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United States are 11.9 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · United States: 176.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United States are 10.9 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · United States: 163.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United States is 13 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · United States: 38 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.5 more children on average than in the United States.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · United States: 1.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in the United States are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · United States: 18.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United States has produced 8.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · United States: 8.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bangladesh and the United States are practically level.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · United States: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United States’ economy is 67 times the size of Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · United States: $30.8 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United States produces 8.9 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · United States: Int$90,027 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the United States than in Bangladesh (Gini 10.9 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · United States: 41.8 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
The United States and Bangladesh are practically level.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · United States: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United States spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.9%.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · United States: 3.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United States’ price level (US = 100) is 3.9× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · United States: 100% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United States spends 252 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · United States: $13,473 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the United States live 4 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · United States: 78.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 4.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United States.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · United States: 5.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United States has 5.1 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · United States: 3.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in the United States are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · United States: 41.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 16% in the United States.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · United States: 15.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United States rate their lives 2.50 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · United States: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United States drink 3,281 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · United States: 9.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United States has 27 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · United States: 122.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United States has 1,360 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · United States: 3,947 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 594 more hours a year than in the United States.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · United States: 1,789 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United States went to school 7.1 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · United States: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United States welcomed 109 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · United States: 0.21 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United States are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · United States: 95% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the United States have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · United States: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in the United States live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · United States: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United States has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · United States: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United States’ railway network is 52 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · United States: 148,553 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United States fly 73 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · United States: 2.75 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of the United States, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · United States: 33.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United States emits 23 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · United States: 14.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
26% of the United States’ electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · United States: 25.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 8.7 times as much fine dust as in the United States.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · United States: 7.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.5 times as likely to be murdered in the United States as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · United States: 5.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 31% deadlier than in the United States.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · United States: 14.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 15.5 °C warmer than the United States.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 2.5 times as much rain as the United States.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 849 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than the United States?
The United States is larger. Bangladesh fits inside the United States 67 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or the United States?
The United States has 95% more people than Bangladesh (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or the United States?
People in the United States live 4 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 78.9 in the United States.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or the United States?
Men in the United States are 11.9 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
