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🇧🇩 Bangladesh vs 🇮🇩 Indonesia

Population difference
110,034,337
175.7M
Bangladesh
285.7M
Indonesia
62.6%
Indonesia is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on land area, where Indonesia’s figure is 14.6× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Bangladesh
by population · Asia
Indonesia
by population · Asia

Side by Side

Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.

Population
Bangladesh175,686,899
Indonesia285,721,236
Land Areakm²
Bangladesh129,980 km²
Indonesia1,892,555 km²
Population Density/km²
Bangladesh1,319/km²
Indonesia149/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Bangladesh74.9 years
Indonesia71.3 years
GDP per Capita
Bangladesh$2,597
Indonesia$5,060
Urban Population
Bangladesh33.2%
Indonesia59.4%

Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

Every indicator published for both Bangladesh and Indonesia, side by side
IndicatorBangladeshIndonesiaBangladesh vs Indonesia
Population175,686,8998th of 240285,721,2364th of 24039% lower
Annual Growth Rate+1.22%91st of 240+0.79%123rd of 24055% higher
Population Density/km²1,319/km²9th of 240149/km²84th of 2408.9× higher
Land Areakm²129,980 km²96th of 2401,892,555 km²14th of 2401,762,575 km² apart
Urban Population33.2%206th of 24059.4%146th of 24044% lower
GDP per Capita$2,597193rd of 240$5,060162nd of 24049% lower
GDP Growth+3.5%95th of 210+5.1%48th of 21032% lower
Life Expectancyyears74.9 years126th of 24071.3 years166th of 2405% higher
Fertility Ratebirths per woman2.14 births per woman100th of 2402.12 births per woman101st of 2401% higher
Birth Rateper 1,00020.0 per 1,00074th of 21315.8 per 1,00099th of 21327% higher
Death Rateper 1,0005.1 per 1,000185th of 2137.6 per 1,00092nd of 21333% lower
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births24.4 per 1,000 live births138th of 19415.2 per 1,000 live births112th of 1941.6× higher
Unemployment Rate3.8%65th of 1863.2%48th of 18617% higher
Inflation Rate8.8%28th of 1911.9%131st of 1914.6× higher
Poverty Rate18.7%66th of 1649.0%21st of 1642.1× higher
Gini Index30.942nd of 17034.481st of 17010% lower
Health Spendingof GDP2.2% of GDP191st of 1922.7% of GDP184th of 19220% lower
Physiciansper 1,0000.72 per 1,000142nd of 2060.52 per 1,000150th of 20638% higher
Hospital Bedsper 1,0000.92 per 1,000164th of 1991.37 per 1,000139th of 19933% lower
Literacy Rate79.0%126th of 17596.0%77th of 17518% lower
Education Spendingof GDP2.0% of GDP181st of 2021.3% of GDP195th of 20260% higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary64.3% gross, secondary159th of 20797.2% gross, secondary75th of 20734% lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption25.0% of final consumption92nd of 21120.2% of final consumption106th of 21124% higher
Forest Coverageof land area14.5% of land area142nd of 21147.7% of land area56th of 2113.3× lower
Internet Penetration53.4%157th of 21172.8%124th of 21127% lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people108.1 per 100 people126th of 212122.5 per 100 people82nd of 21212% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births115 per 100,000 live births131st of 193140 per 100,000 live births141st of 19318% lower
Military Spendingof GDP0.94% of GDP126th of 1630.78% of GDP135th of 16321% higher
Protected Areasof land area4.2% of land area184th of 21112.0% of land area145th of 2112.9× lower
Median Ageyears26.0 years165th of 24030.4 years133rd of 24014% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears7.2 years111th of 1489.1 years84th of 14820% lower
Human Development Index0.685129th of 1920.728112th of 1926% lower
Happiness Index/ 104.32/ 10136th of 1645.62/ 1091st of 16423% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita0.62 tonnes per capita170th of 2122.87 tonnes per capita113th of 2124.6× lower
Obesity Rate5.7%189th of 19812.0%155th of 19852% lower

Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.

Population, 1950–2100

Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.

BangladeshIndonesia
050M100M150M200M250M300M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Bangladesh and Indonesia population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Bangladesh195041.2M
Bangladesh197577.9M
Bangladesh2000134.5M
Bangladesh2025175.7M
Bangladesh2050214.7M
Bangladesh2075225.7M
Bangladesh2100208.6M
Indonesia195068.8M
Indonesia1975131.8M
Indonesia2000216.1M
Indonesia2025285.7M
Indonesia2050320.7M
Indonesia2075317.7M
Indonesia2100295.5M

Reading This Comparison

Size is not the same as rate

Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.

Mind the vintages

Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.

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