India vs Bangladesh

India
South Asia
Lower middle income
Capital: New Delhi
Population
1.5B
GDP
$3.9T
Bangladesh
South Asia
Lower middle income
Capital: Dhaka
Population
173.6M
GDP
$450.1B

POP 8.4x GDP 8.7x LE 2.7 yrs same-band LMC

Widest indicator spreads · India vs Bangladesh

Foreign Direct Investment95.3%GDP (Current USD)88.5%Population88%CO2 Emissions Per Capita67.1%Population Density63.3%Inflation (Consumer Pric…52.7%Education Expenditure (%…50.4%Electric Power Consumption49%
WIDE pair: the board is the Foreign Direct Investment gap first (India LMC vs Bangladesh LMC).

Demographics: Population (India, 88% spread)

Indicator India Bangladesh Year
Population 1.5B 173.6M 2024
Population Density 483.7 1319.2 2023

5 closer demographics rows sit on the India and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (India, 95% spread)

Indicator India Bangladesh Year
Foreign Direct Investment $27.1B $1.3B 2024
GDP (Current USD) $3.9T $450.1B 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 5.0% 10.5% 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 44.6% 26.8% 2024

5 closer economy rows sit on the India and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (India, 35% spread)

Indicator India Bangladesh Year
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.3% 2.2% 2023
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 35.5% 23.6% 2020
Maternal Mortality Ratio 80 115 2023

4 closer health rows sit on the India and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (India, 50% spread)

Indicator India Bangladesh Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.1% 2.0% 2022
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 34.4% 23.7% 2024
School Enrollment (Secondary) 78.1% 64.3% 2024

3 closer education rows sit on the India and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: CO2 Emissions Per Capita (Bangladesh, 67% spread)

Indicator India Bangladesh Year
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 2.2 0.7 2024
Electric Power Consumption 1,182 603 2023
Forest Area 24.5% 14.5% 2023
Renewable Energy Consumption 34.9% 25.0% 2021

1 closer environment rows sit on the India and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (India, 41% spread)

Indicator India Bangladesh Year
Access to Sanitation 62.8% 37.3% 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 79.4 108.1 2024
Access to Clean Water 76.4% 59.1% 2024
Internet Users 64.9% 53.4% 2024

1 closer infrastructure rows sit on the India and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Bangladesh, 25% spread)

Indicator India Bangladesh Year
Net Migration -630,830 -473,362 2024
GINI Index 25.5 30.9 2022
Intentional Homicides 2.8 2.3 2022
Female Labor Participation 32.4% 38.7% 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the India and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this India vs Bangladesh comparison

India (LMC, South Asia) vs Bangladesh (LMC, South Asia) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 8.4x larger (1.5B vs 173.6M) and total GDP is 8.7x larger ($3.9T vs $450.1B). The gap board leads on Foreign Direct Investment (~95% relative spread) across 48 indicators in 8 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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India vs Bangladesh figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LMC · WIDE scale band.