BDT
…
INR
…
Land Area
India
3,287,263 km²
Largest
Bangladesh
148,460 km²
4.5% of largest
India is 22.14× larger than Bangladesh
Population
India
LARGEST
1.46B
PEOPLE
Bangladesh
12.0% OF LARGEST
175.69M
PEOPLE
India has 8.33× the population of Bangladesh
GDP
India
LARGEST
$3.96T
Bangladesh
11.5% OF LARGEST
$456.32B
Armed Forces
Active Personnel
India
LARGEST
1.45M
TROOPS
Bangladesh
11.3% OF LARGEST
163.05K
TROOPS
India has 8.86× the active personnel of Bangladesh
Air Force
India
LARGEST
2.18K
AIRCRAFT
Bangladesh
7.7% OF LARGEST
169
AIRCRAFT
India has 12.91× the aircraft of Bangladesh
Naval Assets
India
Bangladesh
Wealth
Gold Reserves
India
LARGEST
876.2
Metric Tonnes
Bangladesh
1.6% OF LARGEST
14.3
Metric Tonnes
Foreign-Exchange Reserves
India
LARGEST
$570B
Reserves · excl. gold
Bangladesh
3.5% OF LARGEST
$20B
Reserves · excl. gold
Billionaires
India
MOST
200
billionaires
Bangladesh
—
Oil
Proven Reserves
India
LARGEST
4.5
Billion barrels
Production & Consumption
India
NET IMPORTER
Production
0.7M b/d
Consumption
5.3M b/d
−4.6M b/d net
Trade (Import/Export)
Bangladesh
$47.1B
Exports
$47.1B
Imports
$73.5B
Trade Balance
$-26.4B
Trade Deficit
India
$827.4B
Exports
$827.4B
Imports
$918.3B
Trade Balance
$-90.9B
Trade Deficit
Drinks per Person
Coffee
kg / person / yr
India
consumption
Bangladesh
supply
Tea
kg / person / yr
India
consumption
Bangladesh
supply
Beer
litres / person / yr
India
supply
Bangladesh
supply
Wine
litres / person / yr
India
consumption
Bangladesh
supply
Alcohol
litres pure alcohol / person / yr
India
consumption
Bangladesh
consumption
Smoking
% of adults 15+ who smoke
Bangladesh
India
Per-capita — consumption where available, else FAOSTAT supply · alcohol = litres of pure alcohol; smoking = % of adults 15+ (WHO)
Olympic Medals
India
10
Gold
10
Silver
21
Bronze
41
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 41
❄ Winter: 0
Bangladesh
No Olympic medal data
Religious Demographics
Religious Distribution
Religious Composition by Country
Bangladesh
India
Age Demographics
Median Age
India
28.2
YEARS
10
30
50
70
Bangladesh
27.6
YEARS
10
30
50
70
Age Distribution
Population breakdown by age bracket (percentage)
Demographic Insights
Age Gap
India is 0.6 years older (median) than Bangladesh
Youth Population
Bangladesh has the highest youth population at 56.5% (under 30)
Elderly Population
India has the highest elderly population at 8.5% (60+)
Global Statistics
| Metric |
Bangladesh
|
India
|
|---|---|---|
| Travel & Mobility | ||
| Passport Power visa-free destinations | — |
62
|
| Tourist Arrivals per year | — |
17.9M
|
| Culture & Prestige | ||
| Nobel Laureates all-time |
1
|
10
|
| UNESCO Heritage Sites inscribed sites |
3
|
43
|
Figures as of 2026. Sources: IMF, EIA/OPEC, Henley Passport Index, UNWTO, Forbes, Michelin Guide, Nobel Foundation, UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Cost of Living
|
Metric
All indices use New York City as base (100)
Lower values indicate lower costs.
|
Bangladesh
|
India
|
|---|---|---|
| Cost of Living Index |
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| Rent Index |
|
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| Groceries Index |
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| Restaurant Price Index |
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| Local Purchasing Power |
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|
| Common Expenses Comparison | ||
| Meal at Inexpensive Restaurant (USD) | $2 | $3 |
| Three-Course Meal for 2 (USD) | $10 | $15 |
| Monthly Rent - City Center (USD) | $250 | $250 |
| Monthly Rent - Outside Center (USD) | $150 | $150 |
| Monthly Utilities (USD) | $35 | $35 |
| Internet (60 Mbps, USD) | $15 | $12 |
| Monthly Public Transport Pass (USD) | $8 | $15 |
Health
Healthcare spending, capacity and outcomes. Sources: World Bank / WHO — the year tag shows each figure’s vintage; “—” means the country doesn’t report that metric.
Health spending / person
India
Bangladesh
Physicians per 1,000
Bangladesh
India
Hospital beds per 1,000
India
Bangladesh
Diabetes prevalence
Bangladesh
India
Obesity prevalence
India
Bangladesh
Suicide rate per 100k
India
Bangladesh
Want the long view?
GDP, population, reserves & trade for Bangladesh vs India — charted over the decades.
Basic Information
| Metric | Bangladesh | India |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 175686899 | 1463865525 |
| Area (sq km) | 148460 | 3287263 |
| Capital | Dhaka | New Delhi |
| Official Language | Bengali | Hindi and English (official), 21 other scheduled languages |
| Currency | Bangladeshi Taka (BDT) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
| Government Type | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic |
Military Strength
| Metric | Bangladesh | India |
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 163,050 | 1,445,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 0 | 1,155,000 |
| Total Military Personnel | 163,050 | 2,610,550 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $4,300,000,000 | $81,400,000,000 |
| Tanks | 340 | 4,614 |
| Armored Vehicles | 1,268 | 12,000 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 18 | 100 |
| Towed Artillery | 190 | 4,175 |
| Rocket Projectors | 32 | 266 |
Economy
| Metric | Bangladesh | India |
|---|---|---|
| GDP (USD) | $456,319,229,256 | $3,956,067,115,772 |
| GDP Per Capita (USD) | $2,597 | $2,702 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 3.8% | 4.2% |
| GINI Index (Income Inequality) | 30.9 | 25.5 |
| Currency | Bangladeshi Taka (BDT) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
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Interesting Comparisons & Trivia
Did You Know?
India is 22.1 times larger in area than Bangladesh.
That's a massive difference!
India has 8.3 times more people than Bangladesh.
With over a billion people, that's more than 1/8 of humanity!
India has the highest GDP per capita at $2,702 among the selected countries.
India has the largest economy with a GDP of
$3.96 trillion.
India has the largest active military personnel with 1,445,000 troops.
India has the largest air force with 2,182 aircraft.
India has the largest navy with 295 vessels.
India Fact: India has the world's largest film industry, producing over 1,800 films annually, more than twice Hollywood's output.
Bangladesh vs India: Key Comparisons
Economy: India's GDP of $4.0T is 8.7x larger than Bangladesh's $456B — both among the world's largest economies.
Population: India's population of 1.5B is 8.3x larger than Bangladesh's 176M.
Area: India covers 3,287,263 km², making it 22.1x larger than Bangladesh.
Military: India fields 1.4Million active troops vs Bangladesh's 160Thousand.
Trade: Bangladesh has a trade deficit of $26B while India has a trade deficit of $91B.
Life Expectancy: Bangladesh leads with a life expectancy of 75 years vs India's 72.
Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated August 2026.
Sources & methodology