Bangladesh vs Belgium
Bangladesh vs Belgium: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6 years in Bangladesh and 11.2 years in Belgium, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Belgium, by 5.2 years, or 1.87 times that in Bangladesh.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Belgium has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Bangladesh ranked 132 and Belgium ranked 20 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Bangladesh | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 11.2 |
| 2018 | 6 | 11.2 |
| 2017 | 6.5 | 11.1 |
| 2010 | – | 11.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
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
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Belgium: 4.11% in 2017
- 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