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Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Compare Statistics

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

Bangladesh
bgd
Leads on 51 of 109 metrics
Nigeria
nga
Leads on 47 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Bangladesh and Nigeria: Bangladesh leads on Televisions (770,000) against Nigeria (6.90); Nigeria leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.70) against Bangladesh (14,000); Bangladesh leads on Oil Production (5,724) against Nigeria (2.46). Across 109 compared metrics, Bangladesh wins on 51 and Nigeria wins on 47.

  • 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🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)44.5 %★39.21 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 45% (2023 est.)percent of population: 39% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score33.71 points46.81 points★
Radios6.1523.5★
Televisions770,000★6.9
Waterways8,3708,600★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country59.36B $128.78B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars496.95B $★193.10B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5 %★4.25 %
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.54 %17.58 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP3.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index4586.2★
Electricity Consumption53.65★24.72
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels97★80
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants219★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables2★0
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity11.9★10.52
Electricity Production60.51★29.35
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)11.47 USD per capita★7.99 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient33.435.1★
Gross Fixed Investment25.1★18.8
Gross National Saving30.2★18.2
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.5 %★2.4 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)10.5 %★33.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP★0.6 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption29.53★17.24
Natural Gas Exports027.21★
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production29.5344.48★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves185.8★5.48
Oil Consumption98,000279,000★
Oil Exports2,770★2.1
Oil Imports77,340187,700★
Oil Production5,724★2.46
Oil Proved Reserves2837.2★
Population Below Poverty Line18.7 people★40.1 people
Public Debt33.319.6★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.2 USD★3.4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption106,000325,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports9012,332★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports81,570223,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Production26,28035,010★
Remittances611.3★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.081.02★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)5.91★41.82
Taxes and Other Revenues7.64★3.4
Unemployment Rate4.7 %3 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)3.79M★6.45M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions125.96114.4★
Continental Shelfup to outer limits of continental margin;200
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country21.12 Cubic meters per year87 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources1.23286.2★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization67.52 %★7.65 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)62.82134.77★
Agricultural land96,571 sq. km703,753 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)580 km853 km★
Dam capacity per capita36.91 cubic meters per inhabitant206.73 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land83,690★2,188

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country35.23 %★21.26 %
Administrative Divisions836★
Independence16★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)13.2★3
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%1.3 %
Hospital Bed Density0.6 people/sq km★0.53 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)115 %★993 %
Mean Age at First Birth18.620.4★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.6 %★8.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS14,0001.7★
Underweight Children Under 521.7★24.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)227,000★223,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Currently married (Percent)81.95 %★65.4 %
Human Capital Index0.48★0.38
Life expectancy at birth78.42 years★55.58 years
Median age of population26.28 years★18.33 years
Population Change2.43M persons4.98M persons★
Population density1,364.54 per sq. km265.94 per sq. km★
Total population177.81M persons242.38M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.520.88★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAAA
Birth Rate (%)19.45 %33.56 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate62.7 %★16.6 %
Death Rate (%)6.05 %★9.42 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★0.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age50.58M persons58.88M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate77.36113.35★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.04 years6.5 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population23.21 people★15.95 people
Mean Male Height (cm)163.81165.91★
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 %★82.04 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km★0.38 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.91 %2.39 %★
Population living in slums50.21 %★43.39 %
Total deaths825,758.1 persons★2.74M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.05 %★35.5 %
Total fertility rate2.11 per woman4.21 per woman★
Total net-migration-215,456.8 persons-1,780.6 persons★
Under-five mortality rate17.1 per live births★98.68 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.05★0.03
Airports1750★
Civil Air Travel1557★
Heliports36★15

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