Bangladesh flag

Bangladesh

Asia · Southern Asia
BD BGD

Bangladesh is a sovereign state in Southern Asia, Asia. It covers 147,570 km² and has a population of approximately 169,828,911. Its official language is Bengali and its currency is the Bangladeshi taka (৳).

Quick facts

Capital
Dhaka
Population
169,828,911
Area
147,570 km²
Currency
Bangladeshi taka (৳)
Languages
Bengali
Calling code
+880
TLD
.bd
Driving side
Left
Landlocked
No
Continents
Asia
Timezone
UTC+06:00
Native name
বাংলাদেশ

Bordering countries

Appears in 39 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Arable land (% of land area) #1 60.63
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons) #7 64325662.39
Countries by Fertilizer consumption (% of fertilizer production) #9 667.52
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) #11 2,666years
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) #15 72.31
Countries by Arable land (hectares) #32 7,880,400
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) #33 125.2
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare) #43 5159.9
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) #49 119.1
Countries by Forest area (sq. km) #113 18,834km²
Countries by Forest area (% of land area) #144 14.49

Development

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) #4 20,730,695,000
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$) #7 6778530.12
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) #19 104486886261.1
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) #21 4667059645.9
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) #35 9.25
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) #42 53.06
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI) #86 12.28
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI) #104 22.25

Economy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by GDP (PPP) #22 1782.11
Countries by GDP (Nominal) #35 475.01in billions
Countries by GDP growth rate #60 0.04
Countries by unemployment rate #71 4.40
Countries by average monthly salary #110 470US $
Countries by GDP per capita #136 2734.1
Countries by cost of living index #149 13.8

Business

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products #37 83.05
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources #77 66.67
Countries by SPI Overall Score #89 71.64
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use #89 80
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure #92 65
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services #130 63.47

Geography

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by lowest elevation #73 0m
Countries by land area #91 148,460km²
Countries by Coastline Length #95 580kilometers
Countries by highest elevation #101 1,230m

Population & Health

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by population density #9 1301.26
Countries by population growth rate #101 0.01
Countries by median age #161 25.32

More from Asia

Browse all countries →