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Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Compare Statistics

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

Bangladesh
bgd
Leads on 40 of 110 metrics
Pakistan
pak
Leads on 61 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Bangladesh and Pakistan: Bangladesh leads on Televisions (770,000) against Pakistan (3.10); Pakistan leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (246.80) against Bangladesh (1.23); Pakistan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (25,510) against Bangladesh (901). Across 110 compared metrics, Bangladesh wins on 40 and Pakistan wins on 61.

  • 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🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)44.5 %★27.38 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 45% (2023 est.)percent of population: 27% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score33.71 points★29.62 points
Radios6.1513.5★
Televisions770,000★3.1
Waterwaysup to 8,046 km depending on season note: includes 3,058 km main cargo routesnone

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country59.36B $82.97B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars496.95B $★398.60B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5 %5.75 %★
Coal Revenue0.020.06★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.54 %★6.98 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index4589.3★
Electricity Consumption53.6592.33★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels97★62
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants227★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels05★
Electricity from Other Renewables27★
Electricity Imports0490★
Electricity Installed Capacity11.926.9★
Electricity Production60.51109.7★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)11.47 USD per capita14.08 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient33.4★29.6
Gross Fixed Investment25.1★10.9
Gross National Saving30.2★12
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.5 %★-1.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)10.5 %★12.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption29.5345.05★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports06★
Natural Gas Production29.5339.05★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves185.8588.8★
Oil Consumption98,000410,000★
Oil Exports2,77029,840★
Oil Imports77,340346,400★
Oil Production5,72463,580★
Oil Proved Reserves28313★
Population Below Poverty Line18.7 people★21.9 people
Public Debt33.3★67.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.2 USD★3.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption106,000557,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports90125,510★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports81,570264,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production26,280291,200★
Remittances69.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.1★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)25.12★26.66
Taxes and Other Revenues7.6415.4★
Unemployment Rate4.7 %★5.5 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)3.79M-7.06M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions125.96★212.66
Contiguous Zone1824★
Continental Shelfup to outer limits of continental margin;edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country21.12 Cubic meters per year55 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources1.23246.8★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization67.52 %★13.87 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)62.8275.3★
Agricultural land96,571 sq. km350,090 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)580 km1,046 km★
Dam capacity per capita36.91 cubic meters per inhabitant105.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land83,690194,200★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country35.23 %★20.35 %
Administrative Divisions8★4
Independence16★14
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)13.231.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP2.9 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density0.9 people/sq km★0.5 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)115 %★155 %
Mean Age at First Birth18.622.8★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.6 %★8.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS14,000★200,000
Underweight Children Under 521.7★23.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)227,000943,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Currently married (Percent)81.95 %★63.16 %
Human Capital Index0.48★0.43
Life expectancy at birth78.42 years★71.26 years
Median age of population26.28 years★20.75 years
Population Change2.43M persons3.70M persons★
Population density1,364.54 per sq. km336.17 per sq. km★
Total population177.81M persons259.17M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.52★0.27
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA★A
Birth Rate (%)19.45 %25.05 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate62.7 %★34 %
Death Rate (%)6.05 %5.79 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age50.58M persons64.60M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate77.3683.64★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.04 years5.64 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population23.21 people★17.24 people
Mean Male Height (cm)163.81166.95★
Military Service Age and Obligationvaries by service, but generally 17-23 for voluntary military service; length of service also varies (2025)16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization98.02 %★89.31 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km1.16 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.91 %1.82 %★
Population living in slums50.21 %52.86 %★
Total deaths825,758.1 persons★1.59M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.05 %★38.19 %
Total fertility rate2.11 per woman3.44 per woman★
Total net-migration-215,456.8 persons★-1.65M persons
Under-five mortality rate17.1 per live births★55.06 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.050.06★
Airports17117★
Civil Air Travel1540★
Heliports3648★

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