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Bangladesh vs Brazil: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Bangladesh
bgd
Leads on 33 of 108 metrics
Brazil
bra
Leads on 69 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Bangladesh and Brazil: Bangladesh leads on Oil Consumption (98,000) against Brazil (2.65); Bangladesh leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (106,000) against Brazil (2.96); Bangladesh leads on Televisions (770,000) against Brazil (36.50). Across 108 compared metrics, Bangladesh wins on 33 and Brazil wins on 69.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)44.5 %84.15 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 45% (2023 est.)percent of population: 84% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score33.71 points63.8 points★
Radios6.1571★
Televisions770,000★36.5
Waterways8,37050,000★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country59.36B $183.08B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars496.95B $2.67T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5 %7 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0.01
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.54 %46.92 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP9.5 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index4559.1★
Electricity Consumption53.65509.1★
Electricity Exports0219★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels97★17
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants264★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels01★
Electricity from Other Renewables218★
Electricity Imports041.31★
Electricity Installed Capacity11.9150.8★
Electricity Production60.51567.9★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)11.47 USD per capita48.89 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient33.451.6★
Gross Fixed Investment25.1★18.9
Gross National Saving30.2★15
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.5 %★3.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)10.5 %4.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption29.5334.35★
Natural Gas Exports0134.5★
Natural Gas Imports010.51★
Natural Gas Production29.53★23.96
Natural Gas Proved Reserves185.8377.4★
Oil Consumption98,000★2.65
Oil Exports2,770699,000★
Oil Imports77,340720,000★
Oil Production5,724★2.75
Oil Proved Reserves28★12.86
Population Below Poverty Line18.7 people4.2 people★
Public Debt33.3★83
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.2 USD★3.4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption106,000★2.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports901279,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports81,570490,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Production26,280★2.81
Remittances6★0.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.62★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)5.914.85★
Taxes and Other Revenues7.614★
Unemployment Rate4.7 %★7.7 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)3.79M-980,384★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions125.96★437.77
Continental Shelfup to outer limits of continental margin;200
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country21.12 Cubic meters per year645.6 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources1.238.65★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization67.52 %★0.64 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)62.82171.92★
Agricultural land96,571 sq. km2.37M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)580 km7,491 km★
Dam capacity per capita36.91 cubic meters per inhabitant3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land83,69091,833★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Rule of Law Index by Country35.23 %37.95 %★
Administrative Divisions826★
Independence16★7
Suffrage Participation Rate18voluntary between 16 to 18 years of age, over 70, and if illiterate; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age note: military conscripts by law cannot vote

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)13.2★10.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP9.9 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%0.6 %
Hospital Bed Density0.9 people/sq km2.5 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)115 %67 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.6 %★22.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS14,000★930,000
Underweight Children Under 521.73.5★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)227,000762,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Currently married (Percent)81.95 %★55.24 %
Human Capital Index0.480.56★
Life expectancy at birth78.42 years80.44 years★
Median age of population26.28 years35.25 years★
Population Change2.43M persons★856,607.6 persons
Population density1,364.54 per sq. km25.56 per sq. km★
Total population177.81M persons213.63M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.520.85★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA-B★
Birth Rate (%)19.45 %★13.04 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate62.7 %80.5 %★
Death Rate (%)6.05 %★7.07 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2 % of GDP5.6 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age50.58M persons55.29M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate77.36106.79★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.04 years7.91 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population23.21 people★22.62 people
Mean Male Height (cm)163.81173.55★
Military Service Age and Obligationvaries by service, but generally 17-23 for voluntary military service; length of service also varies (2025)18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization98.02 %★79.8 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km2.36 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.91 %★0.58 %
Population living in slums50.21 %★13.19 %
Total deaths825,758.1 persons★1.41M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.05 %72.6 %★
Total fertility rate2.11 per woman★1.59 per woman
Total net-migration-215,456.8 persons★-225,796.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate17.1 per live births13.14 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.050.46★
Airports175,297★
Civil Air Travel15198★
Heliports361,871★

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