Bangladesh
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Asia.
- Capital
- Dhaka
- Continent
- Asia
More Asia quizzes - Land neighbours
- India, Myanmar
- Population
- 175,686,899 (2025)
- Total area
- 147,570 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 23.9° N, 90.2° E
Bangladesh at a glance
Bangladesh is a country in Asia. Its capital is Dhaka. It shares land borders with 2 countries: India and Myanmar.
Flag of Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s flag is drawn in the proportions 3:5 (height to width), like 18 other flags in our quizzes.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Saudi Arabia, Brazil and Dominica.
Bangladesh in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 175,686,899 | 8thof 195 | 5thof 48 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 147,570 km² | 92ndof 194 | 26thof 48 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $456.3B | 36thof 182 | 14thof 42 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $2,597 | 142ndof 182 | 36thof 42 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 74.9 years | 87thof 195 | 23rdof 48 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 2.14 | 91stof 195 | 21stof 48 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $53 | 169thof 191 | 43rdof 47 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 33.2% | 166thof 195 | 43rdof 48 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 53.4% | 141stof 180 | 39thof 41 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 14.5% | 133rdof 191 | 23rdof 47 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.72 t | 139thof 181 | 42ndof 47 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Bangladesh compared with its neighbours
Quizzes featuring Bangladesh
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Bangladesh · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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