Bangladesh
Region South AsiaIncome Lower middle incomeCapital DhakaISO3 BGD
Human development
0.685
HDI, 0–1 scale
GDP per capita
8,676.8PPP $
2021 international $
Life expectancy
74.9yrs
At birth
Governance
37.1/100
Avg. of six WGI
Governance
Control of Corruption
- Control of Corruption25.5Ranked 168th▼ 12· 2024
- Government Effectiveness39.3Ranked 147th▲ 5· 2024
- Political Stability & Absence of Violence40.9Ranked 181st▲ 3· 2024
- Rule of Law40.4Ranked 161st▲ 1· 2024
- Regulatory Quality39.9Ranked 172nd▲ 3· 2024
- Voice & Accountability36.5Ranked 162nd▼ 3· 2024
- Military spending0.94%Ranked 113th▼ 5· 2024
- Women in parliament20.9%Ranked 101st▲ 1· 2023
- V-Dem electoral democracy0.2Ranked 119th▼ 5· 2025
- V-Dem liberal democracy0.12Ranked 123rd▼ 8· 2025
- Human rights index (V-Dem)0.63Ranked 88th▼ 7· 2025
- Civil liberties index (V-Dem)0.63Ranked 88th▼ 7· 2025
- Freedom of expression index (V-Dem)0.53Ranked 101st▼ 6· 2025
- Participatory democracy index (V-Dem)0.1Ranked 129th▼ 3· 2025
- Deliberative democracy index (V-Dem)0.16Ranked 121st▲ 1· 2025
- Egalitarian democracy index (V-Dem)0.12Ranked 136th▲ 3· 2025
- Women's political empowerment index (V-Dem)0.54Ranked 121st▲ 16· 2025
- Rule of law index (V-Dem)0.31Ranked 111th▼ 27· 2025
Economy
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GDP
- GDP456.32BRanked 36th▲ 1· 2025
- GDP per capita, PPP8,676.8Ranked 128th▼ 9· 2025
- GDP growth3.5%Ranked 87th▲ 25· 2025
- Inflation8.8%Ranked 146th▼ 7· 2025
- Unemployment3.8%Ranked 64th▲ 2· 2025
- Trade openness28%Ranked 134th▼ 32· 2025
- FDI net inflows0.4%Ranked 80th▼ 87· 2025
- Tax revenue7.6%Ranked 121st▼ 10· 2021
- Current account balance-0.05%Ranked 35th▼ 40· 2025
- Gross savings34.8%Ranked 9th▼ 13· 2025
- Gross capital formation28.5%Ranked 30th▲ 5· 2025
- Government expenditure8.3%Ranked 123rd▼ 11· 2021
- External debt stocks22.3%Ranked 15th▼ 1· 2024
- Personal remittances received7.4%Ranked 22nd▼ 21· 2025
- High-technology exports0.54%Ranked 149th▼ 4· 2018
- Youth unemployment9.4%Ranked 64th▲ 4· 2025
- Agricultural employment44.3%Ranked 32nd▲ 1· 2025
- Vulnerable employment57.3%Ranked 139th—· 2025
- Agriculture value added11.4%Ranked 53rd▼ 10· 2025
- Industry value added34%Ranked 31st▼ 4· 2025
- GDP per capita (nominal)2,597.3Ranked 146th▼ 8· 2025
- Annual working hours per worker2,383.2Ranked 10th▼ 1· 2023
- GNI per capita (PPP)8,497.7Ranked 126th▼ 1· 2023
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled)3.9%Ranked 67th▲ 1· 2027
- Youth unemployment rate (ILO modelled)9.9%Ranked 70th▲ 1· 2027
- Labour force participation rate58.6%Ranked 111th▼ 2· 2027
- Employment-to-population ratio56.4%Ranked 100th—· 2027
- Human capital index2.1Ranked 110th—· 2019
- Capital stock per worker41,710.8Ranked 134th▼ 2· 2019
Life expectancy
- Life expectancy74.9Ranked 107th▲ 1· 2024
- Infant mortality24.4Ranked 97th▼ 4· 2024
- Maternal mortality115Ranked 61st▼ 16· 2023
- Health spending2.2%Ranked 191st▲ 2· 2023
- Physicians0.72Ranked 37th▼ 40· 2023
- Basic sanitation access67.6%Ranked 132nd▼ 3· 2024
- Basic drinking water access98.8%Ranked 54th▼ 7· 2024
- Undernourishment10.4%Ranked 36th▲ 1· 2023
- Measles immunization96%Ranked 4th—· 2024
- Tuberculosis incidence221Ranked 124th▼ 5· 2024
- Road traffic deaths15.3Ranked 62nd▼ 4· 2019
- Suicide mortality rate2.8Ranked 27th▲ 3· 2021
- Smoking prevalence32%Ranked 117th▲ 3· 2024
- PM2.5 air pollution exposure69.3Ranked 198th▲ 4· 2023
- Child mortality3.1Ranked 102nd—· 2024
- Daily caloric supply per capita2,587.7Ranked 140th▼ 1· 2023
- Stunting prevalence (under 5)23.6%Ranked 20th▼ 11· 2022
- Wasting prevalence (under 5)10.7%Ranked 26th▼ 13· 2022
- Overweight prevalence (under 5)1.6%Ranked 6th▼ 5· 2022
- DTP3 immunization coverage97%Ranked 3rd—· 2024
- Measles (MCV1) immunization coverage96%Ranked 4th—· 2024
- Under-5 mortality rate30.5Ranked 139th▲ 1· 2024
Education
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Secondary enrollment
- Secondary enrollment64.3%Ranked 95th▼ 27· 2024
- Education spending2%Ranked 39th▼ 64· 2024
- Adult literacy79%Ranked 31st▼ 1· 2022
- Primary enrollment106.5%Ranked 30th▼ 21· 2024
- Tertiary enrollment23.7%Ranked 70th▼ 28· 2024
- Primary completion rate94.3%Ranked 61st▲ 11· 2024
- Expected years of schooling12.3Ranked 134th—· 2023
- Mean years of schooling6.8Ranked 142nd▲ 1· 2023
Demography
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Population
- Population175.69MRanked 8th—· 2025
- Population growth1.2%Ranked 86th▼ 8· 2025
- Urban population33.2%Ranked 176th▼ 1· 2025
- Fertility rate2.1Ranked 95th▲ 2· 2024
- Crude birth rate20Ranked 74th▼ 1· 2024
- Median age of population25.3Ranked 143rd▲ 1· 2023
- Total age dependency ratio53.1Ranked 123rd▲ 3· 2023
- Net migration rate-3.2Ranked 172nd▼ 4· 2023
- Projected population in 2050 (medium)214,709.1Ranked 10th· 2050
- Projected life expectancy in 2050 (medium)80.9Ranked 91st· 2050
Electricity access
- Electricity access99.5%Ranked 5th—· 2024
- Renewable energy share25%Ranked 83rd▼ 4· 2021
- Forest area14.5%Ranked 144th—· 2023
- Electric power consumption602.9Ranked 120th—· 2023
- CO₂ per capita0.62Ranked 163rd—· 2024
- CO₂ emissions108.32MRanked 41st—· 2024
- Renewable electricity2.1%Ranked 88th▼ 80· 2025
- Electricity from coal21.5%Ranked 37th▼ 8· 2025
- Electricity from solar1.5%Ranked 73rd▼ 50· 2025
- Electricity from wind0%Ranked 80th▼ 24· 2025
- Electricity from hydro0.63%Ranked 76th▼ 54· 2025
- Power-sector CO2 intensity696.1Ranked 86th▼ 90· 2025
- Total GHG emissions incl. LULUCF259.7Ranked 157th▲ 1· 2023
- GHG emissions per capita1.5Ranked 24th▼ 1· 2023
Deaths in armed conflicts
- Deaths in armed conflicts0Ranked 1st▼ 23· 2025
- INFORM risk score6.2Ranked 49th· 2026
- Hazard & exposure8.4Ranked 71st· 2026
- Vulnerability6.2Ranked 50th· 2026
- Lack of coping capacity4.5Ranked 37th· 2026
- Natural hazard & exposure8.1Ranked 60th· 2026
- Human hazard & exposure8.7Ranked 64th· 2026
- Socio-economic vulnerability4.7Ranked 46th· 2026
- Vulnerable groups7.3Ranked 65th· 2026
- Lack of institutional coping capacity4.8Ranked 27th· 2026
- Lack of infrastructure coping capacity4.1Ranked 37th· 2026
- Battle-related deaths (state-based)2Ranked 2nd▼ 3· 2024
- Organized-violence deaths (total)17Ranked 10th▼ 16· 2025
Society
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Gini index
- Gini index30.9Ranked 13th▼ 12· 2022
- Extreme poverty5.9%Ranked 31st▼ 12· 2022
- Internet users53.4%Ranked 141st▼ 4· 2024
- Homicide rate2.3Ranked 61st▲ 2· 2018
- Female labor participation38.6%Ranked 152nd—· 2025
- Fixed broadband subscriptions8.1Ranked 102nd▼ 4· 2024
- Life satisfaction4.3Ranked 124th▼ 7· 2025
- Human Development Index0.69Ranked 101st▼ 5· 2023
- Gender Inequality Index0.49Ranked 113th▲ 11· 2023
- Gender Development Index0.92Ranked 82nd▼ 4· 2023
- Inequality-adjusted HDI0.48Ranked 96th▲ 2· 2023
- Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI0.67Ranked 68th▲ 2· 2023
- Youth NEET rate15.9%Ranked 78th▲ 1· 2027
- Poverty headcount at $2.15/day0.01Ranked 53rd▼ 6· 2026
- Poverty headcount at $3.65/day0.09Ranked 115th▼ 6· 2026
- Poverty headcount at $6.85/day0.51Ranked 146th▼ 7· 2026
- Poverty gap at $2.15/day0Ranked 59th▼ 3· 2026
- Refugees hosted (by country of asylum)1.18MRanked 5th▼ 4· 2025
- Refugees originating (by country of origin)31,862Ranked 136th▲ 1· 2025
- Asylum seekers92,441Ranked 158th▼ 8· 2025