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Bangladesh vs India
Side-by-side comparison of Bangladesh and India from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
In short
India scores 56.6 in the NationsTree Index (64th in the world) and Bangladesh scores 43.6 (115th), a gap of 13.0 points. Their trees are 24 m and 80 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
India has 8.3 times the population of Bangladesh. India is 22 times larger than Bangladesh by land area. India has an economy 9.6 times the size of Bangladesh (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Bangladesh 175.7 million and India 1.5 billion (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $11,748 in India and $10,154 in Bangladesh (2025, international dollars). People in Bangladesh live on average 2.7 years longer (74.9 vs 72.2 years).
Of 35 indicators reported by both countries, Bangladesh ranks higher in the world on 9 and India on 26. Bangladesh is clearly stronger in main industries. India is clearly stronger in tourism, military and trade.
As a nation, India is the older of the two (statehood since 322 BC, 2,347 years), compared with Bangladesh (since 1971). Over the last five years India improved faster (direction score 97 vs 66 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Bangladesh and India.
Bangladeshbetter
42.0%
66th of 189
India
84.3%
153rd of 189
InflationEconomy
Bangladesh
8.8%
156th of 180
Indiabetter
2.4%
75th of 180
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI)Infrastructure & digital
Bangladesh
2.30
117th of 164
Indiabetter
3.20
46th of 164
Government effectivenessInstitutions & safety
Bangladesh
43.2
141st of 205
Indiabetter
62.6
64th of 205
Regulatory qualityInstitutions & safety
Bangladesh
39.4
173rd of 205
Indiabetter
52.6
109th of 205
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Bangladesh overtook India in life expectancy in 2003 and has stayed ahead since.
India has been ahead of Bangladesh in the NationsTree Index in every year since 1993.
India has been ahead of Bangladesh in GDP per person (PPP), GDP (PPP) and population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
BangladeshIndia All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Bangladesh | India |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 147,57093rd/216 · 2024 | 3,287,2637th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 130,17095th/216 · 2024 | 2,973,1907th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 175.7 m8th/217 · 2025 | 1.5 bn1st/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 1.22%86th/217 · 2025 | 0.89%109th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 1,333.49th/216 · 2024 | 488.025th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 33.2%187th/217 · 2025 | 35.7%182nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 27.6%82nd/217 · 2025 | 24.2%101st/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 6.7%130th/217 · 2025 | 7.4%121st/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $456.32 bn37th/210 · 2025 | $3.96 trn6th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $1.78 trn25th/199 · 2025 | $17.20 trn3rd/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $1.52 trn25th/199 · 2025 | $14.70 trn3rd/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $2,597168th/210 · 2025 | $2,702166th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $10,154140th/199 · 2025 | $11,748136th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $2,840153rd/201 · 2025 | $2,760156th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 3.5%97th/210 · 2025 | 7.6%15th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 8.8%156th/180 · 2025 | 2.4%75th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 3.8%65th/187 · 2025 | 4.2%71st/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 31.2%2003 | 46.5%2018 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 42.0%66th/189 · 2025 | 84.3%153rd/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -3.1%110th/192 · 2025 | -7.4%175th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 11.4%65th/197 · 2025 | 16.2%49th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 34.0%38th/200 · 2025 | 25.2%83rd/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 22.4%12th/192 · 2025 | 13.5%57th/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 52.1%136th/200 · 2025 | 49.3%148th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $50.72 bn65th/182 · 2025 | $880.74 bn10th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $76.82 bn53rd/182 · 2025 | $949.66 bn7th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 11.1%172nd/183 · 2025 | 22.3%133rd/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 16.8%174th/183 · 2025 | 24.0%155th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 28.0%178th/183 · 2025 | 46.3%151st/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 1.1%2018 | 13.1%42nd/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 94.5%2018 | 70.1%41st/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 3.4%2018 | 11.9%106th/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 0.3%2018 | 3.8%75th/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 0.5%2018 | 18.6%35th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | 0.0%76th/191 · 2025 | -0.7%87th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 0.4%165th/196 · 2025 | 1.0%142nd/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.6%126th/209 · 2021 | 3.2%85th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.03%90th/197 · 2021 | 0.33%60th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.49%39th/197 · 2021 | 0.08%62nd/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.01%50th/195 · 2021 | 1.28%5th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 1.32%41st/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.08%120th/209 · 2021 | 0.16%102nd/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 60.5%1st/206 · 2024 | 51.7%6th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 620150th/183 · 2022 | 1,014127th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 323,000142nd/194 · 2019 | 17.9 m14th/194 · 2019 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $217.9 m122nd/175 · 2020 | $13.41 bn13th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 0.6%160th/168 · 2020 | 2.8%112th/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | 1.5 m2013 | 26.9 m7th/107 · 2019 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 74.9107th/217 · 2024 | 72.2137th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 30.5139th/196 · 2024 | 26.6134th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 0.72116th/174 · 2023 | 0.72115th/174 · 2020 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 0.9123rd/145 · 2023 | 1.698th/145 · 2021 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 97%29th/193 · 2024 | 94%66th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 48.6%117th/153 · 2021 | 52.7%111th/153 · 2023 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 64.3%142nd/173 · 2024 | 79.6%128th/173 · 2025 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 55.6%25th/55 · 2022 | 77.2%2011 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 10.2%130th/217 · 2025 | 10.8%125th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 2.2%192nd/193 · 2023 | 3.3%171st/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 79.0%66th/98 · 2022 | 78.2%69th/98 · 2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 23.7%114th/150 · 2024 | 34.4%103rd/150 · 2025 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.685130th/193 · 2023 | 0.685130th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 30.929th/108 · 2022 | 23.01st/108 · 2023 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 5.9%79th/108 · 2022 | 2.6%68th/108 · 2023 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 99.5%131st/215 · 2024 | 99.9%123rd/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 59.1%103rd/150 · 2024 | 76.4%79th/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 37.3%100th/144 · 2024 | 62.8%69th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 53.4%146th/186 · 2024 | 70.0%124th/186 · 2025 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 108126th/210 · 2024 | 79167th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 8.1126th/208 · 2024 | 3.2147th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.30117th/164 · 2022 | 3.2046th/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | 2,87743rd/82 · 2019 | 68,1034th/82 · 2021 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 6.6 m55th/161 · 2023 | 180.4 m4th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 0.7252nd/203 · 2024 | 2.1793rd/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 25.0%92nd/212 · 2021 | 34.9%69th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 69.3198th/200 · 2023 | 54.1190th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 14.4%147th/214 · 2024 | 24.4%121st/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 288145th/149 · 2024 | 777107th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 43.2141st/205 · 2025 | 62.664th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 28.2168th/207 · 2025 | 42.4112th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 43.6156th/207 · 2025 | 56.5106th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 49.1178th/207 · 2025 | 55.0162nd/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 39.4173rd/205 · 2025 | 52.6109th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 44.5138th/205 · 2025 | 54.9110th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 2.32018 | 2.883rd/145 · 2022 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $3.83 bn53rd/156 · 2025 | $92.06 bn5th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 0.8%129th/156 · 2025 | 2.3%47th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 7.1%46th/154 · 2025 | 8.2%38th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 227,00029th/170 · 2020 | 3.1 m1st/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.32%143rd/168 · 2020 | 0.58%103rd/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 32.0 m75th/163 · 2025 | 2.9 bn2nd/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | — | 81.0 m28th/65 · 2025 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | — | 0.65%56th/110 · 2020 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 8773rd/137 · 2024 | 63,2175th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 8,25950th/197 · 2023 | 228,1743rd/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Bangladesh or India?
India has the larger population: 1.5 bn (2025) compared with 175.7 m for Bangladesh (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Bangladesh or India?
India is larger: 3,287,263 km² (2024) compared with 147,570 km² for Bangladesh (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Bangladesh or India?
India has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $17.20 trn intl. (2025) compared with $1.78 trn intl. for Bangladesh (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Bangladesh or India?
India has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $11,748 intl. (2025) compared with $10,154 intl. for Bangladesh (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Bangladesh or India?
Bangladesh has the higher life expectancy at birth: 74.9 years (2024) compared with 72.2 years for India (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Bangladesh or India?
India spends more on the military: $92.06 bn (2025) compared with $3.83 bn for Bangladesh (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Bangladesh or India?
India: 56.6 points (64th in the world); Bangladesh: 43.6 points (115th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Bangladesh vs India — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/bangladesh-vs-india. Data as of 26 October 2026.