Bangladesh vs India

Bangladesh and India 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.

• India has about 8.3 times as many people as Bangladesh: 1.46 billion against 175.7 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in India ($2,702) is 4% higher than in Bangladesh ($2,597) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in India (7.6%) than in Bangladesh (3.5%), a difference of 4.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Bangladesh (8.8%) than in India (2.4%), a difference of 6.4 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in India (4.2%) than in Bangladesh (3.8%), a difference of 0.4 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Bangladesh can expect to live 2.7 years longer than one born in India: 74.9 years against 72.2 years in 2024.
• The population of India is older: half of its people are over 28.1 years, against 25.3 years in Bangladesh in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in India (70% in 2025) than in Bangladesh (53.4% in 2024), a difference of 16.6 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in India (2.2 tonnes) are about 3.1 times as high as in Bangladesh (0.72 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in India (24.4%) than in Bangladesh (14.4%), a difference of 10 percentage points in 2024.