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Population Review

World Bank · 14 metrics compared

Bangladesh vs France

Bangladesh and France compared across 14 demographic and economic metrics. France leads in 6 of the comparable categories.

6

France wins

MetricBangladeshFrance
Population171,466,99068,372,286
GDP Per Capita$2,551$44,700
Life Expectancy74.782.8
Population Growth Rate1.220.28
Urban Population32.2%78.8%
Fertility Rate2.161.66
Infant Mortality (per 1000)24.43.4
Literacy Rate76.4%-
Unemployment Rate3.4%7.3%
Internet Users41.6%85.3%
CO2 Per Capita (tonnes)--
Physicians Per 10000.723.28
Gini Index30.931.8
Forest Area14.5%32.5%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Bangladesh has a population of 171,466,990 compared to France's 68,372,286.

Across the metrics compared, Bangladesh leads in 3 categories while France leads in 6. However, "better" depends on what matters most to you, income, cost of living, education, climate, and personal preferences all play a role.

International data from the World Bank Open Data API. Population and economic data are latest available estimates.

Comparison based on World Bank Open Data. Most recent available year used for each metric. Green highlighting indicates favorable values where applicable.