Bangladesh vs Congo - Kinshasa
Bangladesh vs Congo - Kinshasa: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6 years in Bangladesh and 4.5 years in Congo - Kinshasa, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 1.5 years, or 1.32 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Bangladesh has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Bangladesh ranked 132 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 157 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Bangladesh | Congo - Kinshasa |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 2017 | 6.5 | 4.7 |
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 Congo - Kinshasa
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Congo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022Congo - Kinshasa: 11.6% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Congo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Congo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personBangladesh: $1,985 in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $568 in 2025
- GDP growthBangladesh: 3.5% a year in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 8.5% a year in 2023
- InflationBangladesh: 10% a year in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 7.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtBangladesh: 42% of GDP in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 17.2% of GDP in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020Congo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Congo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Congo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984Congo - Kinshasa: 22 million TIV in 1997