Bangladesh vs Colombia
Bangladesh vs Colombia: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6 years in Bangladesh and 8.6 years in Colombia, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Colombia, by 2.6 years, or 1.44 times that in Bangladesh.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Colombia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Bangladesh ranked 132 and Colombia ranked 70 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Bangladesh | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 8.6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8.5 |
| 2017 | 6.5 | 8.5 |
| 2010 | – | 8.2 |
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 Colombia
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Colombia: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Colombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Colombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022Colombia: 73.9% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Colombia: 2.2% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Colombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Colombia: 52.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Colombia: 1.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Colombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Colombia: 78.8% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Colombia: 31.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Colombia: 9.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Colombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Colombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Colombia: $13.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Colombia: $273 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Colombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020Colombia: 428,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Colombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Colombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Colombia: 22 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984Colombia: 4 million TIV in 2020