Bangladesh vs Belgium
Bangladesh vs Belgium: Depression
Depression in 2017: 4.11% in Bangladesh and 4.11% in Belgium, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 0 percentage points, or 1 times that in Belgium.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Bangladesh has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Bangladesh ranked 23 and Belgium ranked 24 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Bangladesh | Belgium | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.11 | 4.11 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 4.14 | 4.11 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 4.16 | 4.11 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 4.18 | 4.11 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 4.2 | 4.11 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 4.21 | 4.11 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 4.22 | 4.1 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 4.23 | 4.1 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 4.22 | 4.09 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 4.23 | 4.07 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 4.23 | 4.03 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 4.23 | 4 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 4.23 | 3.97 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 4.23 | 3.94 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 4.23 | 3.9 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 4.23 | 3.86 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 4.23 | 3.82 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 4.23 | 3.79 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 4.22 | 3.75 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 4.19 | 3.72 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 4.16 | 3.68 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 4.13 | 3.65 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 4.12 | 3.64 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 4.12 | 3.63 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 4.13 | 3.63 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 4.13 | 3.63 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 4.15 | 3.63 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 4.17 | 3.63 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bangladesh vs Belgium
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Belgium: 82.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Belgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Belgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022Belgium: 99.7% in 2022
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Belgium: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Belgium: 11.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Belgium: 0.25% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Belgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Belgium: 87.7% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Belgium: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Belgium: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Belgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Belgium: $13.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Belgium: $1,237 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Belgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020Belgium: 24,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Belgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Belgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Belgium: 430 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984Belgium: 86 million TIV in 2025