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🇧🇩 Bangladesh vs 🇵🇭 Philippines

Population difference
58,899,937
175.7M
Bangladesh
116.8M
Philippines
50.4%
Bangladesh is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on inflation rate, where Bangladesh’s figure is 5.3× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Bangladesh
by population · Asia
Philippines
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
Philippines116,786,962
Land Areakm²
Bangladesh129,980 km²
Philippines298,170 km²
Population Density/km²
Bangladesh1,319/km²
Philippines385/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Bangladesh74.9 years
Philippines69.9 years
GDP per Capita
Bangladesh$2,597
Philippines$4,171
Urban Population
Bangladesh33.2%
Philippines55.8%

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 Philippines, side by side
IndicatorBangladeshPhilippinesBangladesh vs Philippines
Population175,686,8998th of 240116,786,96214th of 24050% higher
Annual Growth Rate+1.22%91st of 240+0.81%120th of 24050% higher
Population Density/km²1,319/km²9th of 240385/km²34th of 2403.4× higher
Land Areakm²129,980 km²96th of 240298,170 km²72nd of 24056% lower
Urban Population33.2%206th of 24055.8%156th of 24040% lower
GDP per Capita$2,597193rd of 240$4,171172nd of 24038% lower
GDP Growth+3.5%95th of 210+4.4%67th of 21021% lower
Life Expectancyyears74.9 years126th of 24069.9 years176th of 2407% higher
Fertility Ratebirths per woman2.14 births per woman100th of 2401.89 births per woman119th of 24013% higher
Birth Rateper 1,00020.0 per 1,00074th of 21315.9 per 1,00097th of 21326% higher
Death Rateper 1,0005.1 per 1,000185th of 2136.4 per 1,000141st of 21320% lower
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births24.4 per 1,000 live births138th of 19421.7 per 1,000 live births130th of 19412% higher
Unemployment Rate3.8%65th of 1862.2%21st of 1861.7× higher
Inflation Rate8.8%28th of 1911.7%136th of 1915.3× higher
Poverty Rate18.7%66th of 16415.5%44th of 16421% higher
Gini Index30.942nd of 17039.3117th of 17021% lower
Health Spendingof GDP2.2% of GDP191st of 1925.1% of GDP123rd of 19257% lower
Physiciansper 1,0000.72 per 1,000142nd of 2060.79 per 1,000134th of 2069% lower
Hospital Bedsper 1,0000.92 per 1,000164th of 1990.97 per 1,000161st of 1995% lower
Literacy Rate79.0%126th of 17598.5%44th of 17520% lower
Education Spendingof GDP2.0% of GDP181st of 2024.0% of GDP110th of 20249% lower
School Enrollmentgross, secondary64.3% gross, secondary159th of 20785.3% gross, secondary129th of 20725% lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption25.0% of final consumption92nd of 21128.0% of final consumption84th of 21111% lower
Forest Coverageof land area14.5% of land area142nd of 21124.5% of land area119th of 21141% lower
Internet Penetration53.4%157th of 21167.3%139th of 21121% lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people108.1 per 100 people126th of 212115.3 per 100 people105th of 2126% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births115 per 100,000 live births131st of 19384 per 100,000 live births122nd of 19337% higher
Military Spendingof GDP0.94% of GDP126th of 1631.32% of GDP100th of 16329% lower
Protected Areasof land area4.2% of land area184th of 21116.0% of land area117th of 2113.8× lower
Median Ageyears26.0 years165th of 24026.1 years164th of 2401% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears7.2 years111th of 1489.4 years77th of 14823% lower
Human Development Index0.685129th of 1920.720116th of 1925% lower
Happiness Index/ 104.32/ 10136th of 1646.21/ 1058th of 16430% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita0.62 tonnes per capita170th of 2121.51 tonnes per capita142nd of 21259% lower
Obesity Rate5.7%189th of 1989.7%171st of 19841% 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.

BangladeshPhilippines
050M100M150M200M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Bangladesh and Philippines population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Bangladesh195041.2M
Bangladesh197577.9M
Bangladesh2000134.5M
Bangladesh2025175.7M
Bangladesh2050214.7M
Bangladesh2075225.7M
Bangladesh2100208.6M
Philippines195018.8M
Philippines197542.1M
Philippines200079.6M
Philippines2025116.8M
Philippines2050134.4M
Philippines2075131.1M
Philippines2100114.2M

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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