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Bangladesh

South AsiaLower middle incomeCapital: Dhaka255,214 observations

Population

175.69M

world rank #8 / 217

GDP

456.32B

world rank #36 / 186

GDP / capita

8,676.8

world rank #128 / 185

Life expectancy

74.9

world rank #107 / 217

Governance

604 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile25.5#168 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile39.3#147 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile40.9#181 Rule of Law0-100 percentile40.4#161

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Economy

2,376 indicators

GDPcurrent US$456.32B#36 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $8,676.8#128 GDP growth%3.5%#87 Inflation%8.8%#146

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Trade

131 indicators

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Health

3,147 indicators

Life expectancyyears74.9#107 Infant mortalityper 1k births24.4#97 Maternal mortalityper 100k115#61 Health spending% GDP2.2%#191

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Education

3,542 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross64.3%#95 Education spending% GDP2%#39 Adult literacy%79%#31 Primary enrollment% gross106.5%#30

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Demography

1,118 indicators

Populationpeople175.69M#8 Population growth%1.2%#86 Urban population%33.2%#176 Fertility ratebirths/woman2.1#95

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Climate

288 indicators

Electricity access% pop99.5%#5 Renewable energy share%25%#83 Forest area% land14.5%#144 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita602.9#120

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Energy

302 indicators

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Environment

396 indicators

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Agriculture

308 indicators

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Technology

634 indicators

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Society

3,673 indicators

Gini indexindex30.9#13 Extreme poverty% pop5.9%#31 Internet users% pop53.4%#141 Homicide rateper 100k2.3#61

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Risk

391 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-106.2#49 Hazard & exposure0-108.4#71 Vulnerability0-106.2#50

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Other

1 indicator

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