Bangladesh vs Canada
Bangladesh vs Canada: National power
National power in 2022: 1.01% of world capability in Bangladesh and 0.81% of world capability in Canada, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 0.21 percentage points, or 1.26 times that in Canada.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Bangladesh has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Canada.
- In 2022, Bangladesh ranked 21 and Canada ranked 25 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Bangladesh | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.01 | 0.81 |
| 2021 | 1.01 | 0.82 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.99 | 0.81 |
| 2018 | 0.99 | 0.83 |
| 2017 | 0.94 | 0.84 |
| 2016 | 0.77 | 0.85 |
| 2015 | 0.76 | 0.85 |
| 2014 | 0.75 | 0.87 |
| 2013 | 0.75 | 0.87 |
| 2012 | 0.75 | 0.92 |
| 2011 | 0.74 | 0.94 |
| 2010 | 0.74 | 0.96 |
| 2009 | 0.74 | 0.96 |
| 2008 | 0.74 | 1.04 |
| 2007 | 0.71 | 1.08 |
| 2006 | 0.71 | 1.08 |
| 2005 | 0.7 | 1.09 |
| 2004 | 0.7 | 1.11 |
| 2003 | 0.69 | 1.13 |
| 2002 | 0.7 | 1.15 |
| 2001 | 0.67 | 1.08 |
| 2000 | 0.65 | 1.13 |
| 1999 | 0.63 | 1.15 |
| 1998 | 0.63 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 0.62 | 1.12 |
| 1996 | 0.62 | 1.13 |
| 1995 | 0.62 | 1.15 |
| 1994 | 0.62 | 1.17 |
| 1993 | 0.61 | 1.2 |
| 1992 | 0.61 | 1.2 |
| 1991 | 0.61 | 1.17 |
| 1990 | 0.59 | 1.1 |
| 1989 | 0.59 | 1.2 |
| 1988 | 0.58 | 1.14 |
| 1987 | 0.58 | 1.13 |
| 1986 | 0.58 | 1.11 |
| 1985 | 0.58 | 1.11 |
| 1984 | 0.56 | 1.16 |
| 1983 | 0.55 | 1.12 |
| 1982 | 0.54 | 1.11 |
| 1981 | 0.53 | 1.17 |
| 1980 | 0.52 | 1.18 |
| 1979 | 0.52 | 1.18 |
| 1978 | 0.52 | 1.17 |
| 1977 | 0.51 | 1.17 |
| 1976 | 0.5 | 1.16 |
| 1975 | 0.47 | 1.17 |
| 1974 | 0.45 | 1.17 |
| 1973 | 0.44 | 1.16 |
| 1972 | 0.49 | 1.16 |
| 1971 | 1.1 | 1.15 |
| 1970 | – | 1.14 |
| 1969 | – | 1.11 |
| 1968 | – | 1.19 |
| 1967 | – | 1.2 |
| 1966 | – | 1.22 |
| 1965 | – | 1.28 |
| 1964 | – | 1.28 |
| 1963 | – | 1.25 |
| 1962 | – | 1.26 |
| 1961 | – | 1.26 |
| 1960 | – | 1.24 |
| 1959 | – | 1.28 |
| 1958 | – | 1.26 |
| 1957 | – | 1.32 |
| 1956 | – | 1.37 |
| 1955 | – | 1.32 |
| 1954 | – | 1.33 |
| 1953 | – | 1.42 |
| 1952 | – | 1.42 |
| 1951 | – | 1.35 |
| 1950 | – | 1.26 |
| 1949 | – | 1.28 |
| 1948 | – | 1.26 |
| 1947 | – | 1.32 |
| 1946 | – | 1.56 |
| 1945 | – | 1.7 |
| 1944 | – | 1.7 |
| 1943 | – | 1.85 |
| 1942 | – | 1.71 |
| 1941 | – | 1.51 |
| 1940 | – | 1.21 |
| 1939 | – | 0.91 |
| 1938 | – | 0.87 |
| 1937 | – | 0.89 |
| 1936 | – | 0.86 |
| 1935 | – | 0.87 |
| 1934 | – | 0.89 |
| 1933 | – | 0.84 |
| 1932 | – | 0.86 |
| 1931 | – | 0.92 |
| 1930 | – | 0.98 |
| 1929 | – | 0.98 |
| 1928 | – | 0.97 |
| 1927 | – | 0.94 |
| 1926 | – | 0.92 |
| 1925 | – | 0.87 |
| 1924 | – | 0.89 |
| 1923 | – | 0.99 |
| 1922 | – | 0.84 |
| 1921 | – | 1.05 |
| 1920 | – | 1.01 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bangladesh vs Canada
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Canada: 82.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Canada: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Canada: 4.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022Canada: 99% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Canada: 3.99% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Canada: 10.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Canada: 39.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Canada: 1.22% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Canada: 1.35 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Canada: 82.9% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Canada: 40.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Canada: 19.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Canada: 11 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Canada: 1.63% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Canada: $37.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Canada: $939 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Canada: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020Canada: 72,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Canada: 0.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Canada: 83 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984Canada: 312 million TIV in 2025