Bangladesh vs Egypt

Bangladesh and Egypt compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Bangladesh has about 1.5 times as many people as Egypt: 175.7 million against 118.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Egypt ($3,086) is 19% higher than in Bangladesh ($2,597) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Egypt (4.4%) than in Bangladesh (3.5%), a difference of 0.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Egypt (14.1%) than in Bangladesh (8.8%), a difference of 5.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Egypt (6.8%) than in Bangladesh (3.8%), a difference of 3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Bangladesh can expect to live 3.1 years longer than one born in Egypt: 74.9 years against 71.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Bangladesh is older: half of its people are over 25.3 years, against 24 years in Egypt in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Egypt (74.6%) than in Bangladesh (53.4%), a difference of 21.2 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Egypt (2.5 tonnes) are about 3.5 times as high as in Bangladesh (0.72 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Bangladesh (14.4%) than in Egypt (0%), a difference of 14.4 percentage points in 2024.