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Key facts

  • Currency: Bangladeshi taka
  • Capital city: Dhaka
  • Region: Southern Asia
  • Continent: Asia
  • Land area: 130,170 km²
  • Population: 171,186,372
  • Political Leader: Sheikh Hasina (Prime Minister)

Latest news

Quantifying community resilience to riverine hazards in Bangladesh

Read: Phys

2024-03-27

Rajitha's five-fer guides Sri Lanka to thumping win over Bangladesh

Read: Nation PK

2024-03-25

England slip to bottom of World Test Championship table after Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh

Read: Independent

2024-03-25

1st Test: Sri Lanka push Bangladesh to brink after de Silva, Mendis feat

Read: Times of India

2024-03-24

Bowlers' day in Sylhet as Sri Lanka inch ahead of Bangladesh

Read: Nation PK

2024-03-24

Chennai cop held in Bangladesh for illegal entry

Read: Times of India

2024-03-23

1st Test: Karunaratne half-ton keeps SL in control against Bangladesh

Read: Times of India

2024-03-23

Metrics

Business

Central government debt 31.20 % of GDP
Expense 8.32 % of GDP
GDP 460,201,000,000.00 current US$
Inflation 7.70 annual %
Self-employed 58.15 % of total employment
Tax revenue 7.64 % of GDP
Unemployment 4.27 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment 54.94 % of total employment


Environment

Agricultural land 100,680.00 km²
Alternative and nuclear energy 0.15 % of total energy use
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) 85,493.10 kt
Electricity production from coal sources 1.69 % of total
Electricity production from natural gas sources 80.70 % of total
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources 0.96 % of total
Electricity production from nuclear sources 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from oil sources 16.38 % of total
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric 0.27 % of total
Net energy imports 16.84 % of energy use
Fertility rate 1.98 births per woman
Forest area 18,834 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption 73.77 % of total
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 1,513.77 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Median age 22.70 years
Methane emissions 88,904.00 kt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions 28,076.80 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Female Population 86,327,159
Male Population 84,859,213
Renewable energy consumption 27.96 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area 79,328.90 km²
Rural population 103,206,552
Urban land area 56,970.00 km²
Urban population 67,979,820
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters 6.06 % of total population


Health

Birth rate 17.82 per 1,000 people
Death rate 5.68 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita 50.66 current US$
Health expenditure 2.63 % of GDP
Incidence of HIV 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds 0.79 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth 72 years
Suicide mortality rate 3.70 per 100,000 population


Other

Access to electricity 98.99 % of population
Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence 427,000
Individuals using the Internet 38.92 % of population
Net migration -309,977
Press freedom 1.54


Politics

Armed forces personnel 227,000
Democracy score 5.57
Democracy type Hybrid regime
Military expenditure 1.13 % of GDP
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 20.86 %


Visualizations

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Sites Per Inscription Date In Bangladesh

Sites Area In Bangladesh

Sites Per Transboundary In Bangladesh

Wildfires Total Fire Area In Bangladesh

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Country Covid-19 Daily Covid Cases Per Date In Bangladesh

Country Covid-19 Daily Average Number Of Cases Over The Last 7 Days Per Date In Bangladesh

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Country Covid-19 Daily Average Number Of Covid Deaths Over The Last 7 Days Per Date In Bangladesh

Companies Per Foundation Year In Bangladesh

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Public Companies Per Ceo Gender In Bangladesh

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Politicians Per Birth Date In Bangladesh

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Artists Per Birth Date In Bangladesh

Artists Per Gender In Bangladesh

Museums Visitors In Bangladesh

Universities Total Students In Bangladesh

Universities Per Foundation Year In Bangladesh

Datasets

Source

SIPRI, World Bank

Updated: 1 day ago

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