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Australia vs Bangladesh: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 65 of 110 metrics
Bangladesh
bgd
Leads on 34 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Bangladesh: Bangladesh leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (106,000) against Australia (1.18); Bangladesh leads on Televisions (770,000) against Australia (10.15); Bangladesh leads on Population living in slums (50.21 %) against Australia (0.03 %). Across 110 compared metrics, Australia wins on 65 and Bangladesh wins on 34.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇩 BangladeshShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★44.5 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 45% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★33.71 points
Radios25.5★6.15
Televisions10.15770,000★
Waterways2,0008,370★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇩 BangladeshShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★59.36B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★496.95B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %5 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0.02
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %9.54 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★2.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79★45
Electricity Consumption229.4★53.65
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7297★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants11★2
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★2
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★11.9
Electricity Production243★60.51
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★11.47 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.3★33.4
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★25.1
Gross National Saving2130.2★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %3.5 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★10.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★29.53
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★29.53
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99185.8★
Oil Consumption960,800★98,000
Oil Exports312,600★2,770
Oil Imports731,400★77,340
Oil Production549,200★5,724
Oil Proved Reserves3.3228★
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★18.7 people
Public Debt5833.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD4.2 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.18106,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★901
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★81,570
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★26,280
Remittances0.16★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0.08
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.5★19.51
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★7.6
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★4.7 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇩 BangladeshShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M★3.79M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.65125.96★
Contiguous Zone1218★
Continental Shelf200up to outer limits of continental margin;
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★21.12 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★1.23

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇩 BangladeshShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %67.52 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98★62.82
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★96,571 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★580 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★36.91 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,45083,690★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇩 BangladeshShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★35.23 %
Administrative Divisions68★
Independence116★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇩 BangladeshShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.413.2★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★2.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★0.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★115 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★18.6
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %3.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,00014,000★
Underweight Children Under 5NA22.6

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇩 BangladeshShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000227,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇩 BangladeshShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %81.95 %★
Human Capital Index0.79★0.48
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★78.42 years
Median age of population38.51 years★26.28 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons2.43M persons★
Population density3.54 per sq. km★1,364.54 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons177.81M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.52
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB★AA
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %19.45 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★62.7 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %6.05 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons50.58M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate14.9177.36★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★5.04 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people23.21 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★163.81
Military Service Age and Obligation17varies by service, but generally 17-23 for voluntary military service; length of service also varies (2025)
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %98.02 %★
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★0.72 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.91 %
Population living in slums0.03 %50.21 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons★825,758.1 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★62.05 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman2.11 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-215,456.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★17.1 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇩 BangladeshShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.05
Airports2,257★17
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft15
Heliports392★36

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