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Bangladesh vs China: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Bangladesh
bgd
Leads on 34 of 107 metrics
China
chn
Leads on 65 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Bangladesh and China: Bangladesh leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (81,570) against China (1.16); Bangladesh leads on Oil Imports (77,340) against China (4.75); Bangladesh leads on Oil Consumption (98,000) against China (9.19). Across 107 compared metrics, Bangladesh wins on 34 and China wins on 65.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 4 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🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)44.5 %90.6 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 45% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score33.71 points★14.8 points
Radios6.15417★
Televisions770,000★400
Waterways8,37027,700★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country59.36B $1.79T $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars496.95B $20.73T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5 %★2.25 %
Coal Revenue0.020.57★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.54 %★4.35 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index4577.9★
Electricity Consumption53.65★5.56
Electricity Exports018.91★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels97★62
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants218★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables218★
Electricity Imports06.19★
Electricity Installed Capacity11.9★1.65
Electricity Production60.51★5.88
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)11.47 USD per capita113.81 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient33.435.7★
Gross Fixed Investment25.145.9★
Gross National Saving30.245.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.5 %5.3 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)10.5 %0.2 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP1.5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption29.53238.6★
Natural Gas Exports03.37★
Natural Gas Imports097.63★
Natural Gas Production29.53145.9★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves185.8★5.44
Oil Consumption98,000★9.19
Oil Exports2,770480,600★
Oil Imports77,340★4.75
Oil Production5,724★4.27
Oil Proved Reserves28★20.35
Population Below Poverty Line18.7 people0 people★
Public Debt33.3★47
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.2 USD5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption106,000★12.47
Refined Petroleum Products Exports901848,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports81,570★1.16
Refined Petroleum Products Production26,280★11.51
Remittances6★0.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.08
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)5.910★
Taxes and Other Revenues7.67.6
Unemployment Rate4.7 %4.6 %★

Environment

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)3.79M★117.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions125.9612.2★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country21.12 Cubic meters per year828.8 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources1.232.84★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization67.52 %★6.74 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)62.8264.72★
Agricultural land96,571 sq. km5.19M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)580 km14,500 km★
Dam capacity per capita36.91 cubic meters per inhabitant566.97 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land83,690690,070★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country35.23 %59.71 %★
Administrative Divisions823★
Independence16★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)13.2★11.9
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%NA
Hospital Bed Density0.9 people/sq km5 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)115 %16 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.6 %★6.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS14,000NA
Underweight Children Under 521.72.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)227,0002.54M★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Currently married (Percent)81.95 %★66.52 %
Human Capital Index0.480.67★
Life expectancy at birth78.42 years81.19 years★
Median age of population26.28 years40.64 years★
Population Change2.43M persons★-4.42M persons
Population density1,364.54 per sq. km147.29 per sq. km★
Total population177.81M persons1.41B persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.52★0.07
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAAA-A★
Birth Rate (%)19.45 %★7.28 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate62.7 %84.5 %★
Death Rate (%)6.05 %★7.97 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2 % of GDP4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age50.58M persons308.96M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate77.36773.88★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.04 years8.55 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population23.21 people29.21 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)163.81171.83★
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 %★83.73 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km3.11 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.91 %★-0.08 %
Population living in slums50.21 %★26.32 %
Total deaths825,758.1 persons★12.15M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.05 %70.06 %★
Total fertility rate2.11 per woman★0.97 per woman
Total net-migration-215,456.8 persons★-306,257.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate17.1 per live births7.94 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.050.46★
Airports17552★
Civil Air Travel15284★
Heliports36120★

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