World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh is 33% bigger than the median country
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Bangladesh’s coastline is 32% longer than the median country’s
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 1,275 m above Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 72% of Bangladesh, versus 38% of the median country
Bangladesh: 72.2% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 24 times as many people as the median country
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 14 times as densely populated as the median country
Bangladesh: 1,350 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 8.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 8.2 cm taller than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 5.8 years older than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.2 more children on average than in the median country
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Bangladesh hosts 8.2 times as many refugees per resident as the median country
Bangladesh: 6.7 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bangladesh has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country none
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Bangladesh and the median country are practically level
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bangladesh’s economy is 10 times the size of the median country’s
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 2.1 times as much per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Bangladesh (Gini 3.5 points higher)
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
5.9% of people in Bangladesh live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.6% in the median country
Bangladesh: 5.9% (2022) · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.8%
Bangladesh: 0.8% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The median country’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Bangladesh’s 7.6%
Bangladesh: 7.6% (2021) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 8.8 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
Bangladesh and the median country are practically level
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 93% more likely to die before turning one than in the median country
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
The median country has 2.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.9 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the median country is 2.2 times that in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 19% in the median country
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 1.51 points higher than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 1,491 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 13 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 350 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 409 more hours a year than in the median country
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 3.1 years longer than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 176 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019)
Bangladesh: 0.002 (2019) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Bangladesh and the median country are practically level
Bangladesh: 3 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The median country has won 4 Olympic medals, Bangladesh none
Bangladesh: 0 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the median country is 87% faster than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 86 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bangladesh’s railway network is 34% longer than the median country’s
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 6.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of the median country, but only 14% of Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 14.4% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 4.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 3.9 times as much fine dust as in the median country
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4% more likely to be murdered in Bangladesh than in the median country
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 85% deadlier than in the median country
Bangladesh: 34.5 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 2.8 °C warmer than the median country
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 2.1 times as much rain as the median country
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than the median country?
Bangladesh is larger. Bangladesh is 33% bigger than the median country.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or the median country?
Bangladesh has 24 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or the median country?
Bangladesh and the median country are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or the median country?
Men in the median country are 8.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
