Bangladesh vs China
Bangladesh vs China: Depression
Depression in 2017: 4.11% in Bangladesh and 3.31% in China, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 0.8 percentage points, or 1.24 times that in China.
% 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 China ranked 114 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Bangladesh | China | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.11 | 3.31 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 4.14 | 3.33 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 4.16 | 3.35 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 4.18 | 3.37 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 4.2 | 3.38 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 4.21 | 3.39 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 4.22 | 3.4 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 4.23 | 3.41 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 4.22 | 3.41 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 4.23 | 3.4 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 4.23 | 3.39 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 4.23 | 3.38 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 4.23 | 3.38 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 4.23 | 3.39 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 4.23 | 3.4 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 4.23 | 3.41 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 4.23 | 3.42 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 4.23 | 3.43 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 4.22 | 3.45 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 4.19 | 3.47 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 4.16 | 3.49 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 4.13 | 3.52 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 4.12 | 3.54 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 4.12 | 3.55 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 4.13 | 3.56 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 4.13 | 3.57 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 4.15 | 3.57 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 4.17 | 3.57 | 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 China
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023China: 78 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024China: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023China: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017China: 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023China: 1.42 billion people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023China: -0.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023China: 1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025China: 66.3% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023China: 39.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023China: 14.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023China: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025China: 1.73% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025China: $335B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025China: $237 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025China: 5.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020China: 2.54 million people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022China: 23.41% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020China: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025China: 207 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984China: 880 million TIV in 2025