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Bangladesh vs Canada: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Bangladesh
bgd
Leads on 41 of 109 metrics
Canada
can
Leads on 59 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Bangladesh and Canada: Bangladesh leads on Oil Imports (77,340) against Canada (1.09); Bangladesh leads on Oil Consumption (98,000) against Canada (2.21); Bangladesh leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (106,000) against Canada (2.44). Across 109 compared metrics, Bangladesh wins on 41 and Canada wins on 59.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 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🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)44.5 %93.96 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 45% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score33.71 points78.75 points★
Radios6.1532.3★
Televisions770,000★21.5
Waterways8,370★636

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country59.36B $★47.01B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars496.95B $2.59T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5 %★1 %
Coal Revenue0.020.08★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.54 %★3.2 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP10.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index4579.6★
Electricity Consumption53.65522.2★
Electricity Exports073.35★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels97★23
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants256★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables212★
Electricity Imports02.68★
Electricity Installed Capacity11.9143.5★
Electricity Production60.51649.6★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)11.47 USD per capita311.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient33.4★29.9
Gross Fixed Investment25.1★23.7
Gross National Saving30.2★20.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.5 %★0 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)10.5 %2.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption29.53124.4★
Natural Gas Exports083.96★
Natural Gas Imports026.36★
Natural Gas Production29.53159.1★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves185.8★2.06
Oil Consumption98,000★2.21
Oil Exports2,770★1.93
Oil Imports77,340★1.09
Oil Production5,724★3.48
Oil Proved Reserves28175.2★
Population Below Poverty Line24.3 people9.4 people★
Public Debt33.3★61.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.2 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption106,000★2.45
Refined Petroleum Products Exports901★1.12
Refined Petroleum Products Imports81,570405,700★
Refined Petroleum Products Production26,280★2.01
Remittances6★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.08
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)19.510.5★
Taxes and Other Revenues7.613.8★
Unemployment Rate4.7 %★6.5 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)3.79M-12.14M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions125.96★585.85
Continental Shelfup to outer limits of continental margin;200
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country21.12 Cubic meters per year370 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources1.232.9★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization67.52 %★0.16 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)62.8290.43★
Agricultural land96,571 sq. km559,597.6 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)580 km202,080 km★
Dam capacity per capita36.91 cubic meters per inhabitant20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land83,690★9,045

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country35.23 %87.73 %★
Administrative Divisions810★
Independence16★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)13.2★7.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP11.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%NA
Hospital Bed Density0.9 people/sq km2.6 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)115 %12 %★
Mean Age at First Birth18.629.4★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.6 %★29.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS14,000NA
Underweight Children Under 522.6NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)227,000★72,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Currently married (Percent)81.95 %★50.95 %
Human Capital Index0.480.82★
Life expectancy at birth78.42 years85.29 years★
Median age of population26.28 years40.75 years★
Population Change2.43M persons★437,571 persons
Population density1,364.54 per sq. km4.46 per sq. km★
Total population177.81M persons★40.51M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.520.85★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAB-C★
Birth Rate (%)19.45 %★9.12 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate62.7 %NA
Death Rate (%)6.05 %★7.75 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age50.58M persons★9.19M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate77.36★22.87
Learning-adjusted years of school5.04 years12.01 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days94.5 days★
Major Urban Areas Population23.21 people★6.37 people
Mean Male Height (cm)163.81178.09★
Military Service Age and Obligationvaries by service, but generally 17-23 for voluntary military service; length of service also varies (2025)17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization98.02 %★76.27 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km2.82 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.91 %★0.73 %
Population living in slums50.21 %★1.2 %
Total deaths825,758.1 persons326,297.8 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.05 %75.87 %★
Total fertility rate2.11 per woman★1.3 per woman
Total net-migration-215,456.8 persons406,485.5 persons★
Under-five mortality rate17.1 per live births4.43 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.051.96★
Airports171,459★
Civil Air Travel15636★
Heliports36506★

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