This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for Bangladesh and India. For further information and explanations, we provide many details per country that go far beyond this comparison. For example, there are separate sub-pages for both countries on economy, climate, energy, refugees, inflation, population and much more.
In addition, we offer several international comparisons on individual topics, which are also linked on this page.
See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
In addition, we offer several international comparisons on individual topics, which are also linked on this page.
General information
| Bangladesh | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | South Asia | South Asia |
| Area: | 147,630 km² | 3,287,259 km² |
| Official language: | Bengali | Hindi |
| Government form: | Parliamentary republic | Federal parliamentary republic |
| Independent since: | 1971 AD | 1947 AD |
| Capital: | Dhaka | New Delhi |
Population
Details for Bangladesh and India| Bangladesh | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 166,303,000 | 1,393,409,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 1,126.5 | 423.9 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 71 years | Ø 69 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 75 years | Ø 71 years |
| Average age: | Ø 27.9 years | Ø 28.7 years |
| Birthrate: | 17.55 ‰ | 17.44 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 5.52 ‰ | 7.30 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | -2.90 ‰ | 0.16 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
| Bangladesh | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 45 | 52 |
| Civil rights: | 25 | 45 |
| Health: | 44 | 35 |
| Climate: | 50 | 62 |
| Cost of Living: | 61 | 45 |
| Popularity: | 33 | 49 |
Economy
Details for Bangladesh and India| Bangladesh | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | taka (1 BDT = 100 Poisha) | Indian rupee (1 INR =100 Paise) |
| Unemployment rate: | 5.2 % | 6.0 % |
| Inflation rate: | 5.55 % | 5.13 % |
| Cost of Living: (USA = 100%) | 39.02 % | 28.80 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 33.40 % | 49.70 % |
| Average income: | 2,620 US$ | 2,170 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 74 (very bad) | 60 (bad) |
| BGD: total | per 1000 inh. | IND: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 416,265 M US$ | 2.50 M US$ | 3,173,398 M US$ | 2.28 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 435,531 M US$ | 2.62 M US$ | 3,027,515 M US$ | 2.17 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 49,386 M US$ | 0.30 M US$ | 643,129 M US$ | 0.46 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 85,303 M US$ | 0.51 M US$ | 717,831 M US$ | 0.52 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for Bangladesh and India| BGD: total | per 1000 inh. | IND: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 369,105 km | 2.22 km | 6,371,847 km | 4.57 km |
| Railways: | 2,460 km | 0.01 km | 68,155 km | 0.05 km |
| Waterways: | 8,370 km | 0.05 km | 14,500 km | 0.01 km |
| Harbours: | 468 | 0.0028 | 1,801 | 0.0013 |
| Passenger airports: | 8 | 0.0000 | 82 | 0.0001 |
Energy balance
Details for Bangladesh and India| BGD: total | per 1000 inh. | IND: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 53.65 bn kWh | 322,602.96 kWh | 1,137.00 bn kWh | 815,984.38 kWh |
| Energy production: | 60.51 bn kWh | 363,852.85 kWh | 1,386.00 bn kWh | 994,682.80 kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 5.15 bn kWh | 3,695.97 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 5.62 bn kWh | 4,031.12 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 90.74 m t | 545.63 t | 2.46 bn t | 1,762.80 t |
Telecommunication
Details for Bangladesh and India| Bangladesh | India | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +880 | +91 |
| Internet domain: | .bd | .in |
| BGD total | BGD per 1000 inh. | IND total | IND per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 1,390,048 | 8 | 20,052,162 | 14 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 176,279,465 | 1060 | 1,153,709,832 | 828 |
| Internet server: | 71,164 | 0 | 6,746,000 | 5 |
| Internet users: | 41,243,267 | 248 | 599,165,884 | 430 |
| Broadband Internet: | 10,052,819 | 60 | 22,950,000 | 16 |
Healthcare system
Details for Bangladesh and India| Bangladesh | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 inh.: | 0.79 | 0.53 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 0.53 | 0.78 |
| Diabetes: | 9.2 % | 10.4 % |
| Malaria: | 0.7 % | 5.3 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 2.18 ‰ | 1.88 ‰ |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 95.0 % | 84.0 % |
| Smokers: | 34.7 % | 27.2 % |
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.The data for each country can be found here: Bangladesh and India
| Bangladesh | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 29.9 °C | 31.7 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 21.0 °C | 21.1 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 75 % | 66 % |
| Rain days: | 11.0 | 7.9 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 5.6 | 6.2 |
Native languages
| Bangladesh | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Bengali: | 97.7 % | 8.1 % |
| Hindi: | n/a | 41.0 % |
| Telugu: | n/a | 7.2 % |
| Marathi: | n/a | 7.0 % |
| Tamil: | n/a | 5.9 % |
| Urdu: | n/a | 5.0 % |
| Gujarati: | n/a | 4.5 % |
| Kannada: | n/a | 3.7 % |
| Oriya: | n/a | 3.2 % |
| Malayalam: | n/a | 3.2 % |
| Punjabi: | n/a | 2.8 % |
| Assamese: | n/a | 1.3 % |
| Maithili: | n/a | 1.2 % |
| Chakma: | 0.4 % | n/a |
| Marma: | 0.2 % | n/a |
| Tripuri: | 0.1 % | n/a |
| Santhali: | 0.1 % | n/a |
| Khasi: | 0.1 % | n/a |
| Garo: | 0.1 % | n/a |
| other: | 1.3 % | 5.9 % |
Religions
| Bangladesh | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Islam: | 89.5 % | 13.0 % |
| Hinduism: | 9.6 % | 79.8 % |
| Christianity: | 0.3 % | 2.3 % |
| Sikhism: | n/a | 1.7 % |
| Buddhism: | 0.5 % | 0.7 % |
| Jainism: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Bahaism: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| other: | 0.1 % | 1.9 % |