Bangladesh vs Germany
Bangladesh vs Germany: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 227,000 people in Bangladesh and 183,000 people in Germany, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 44,000 people, or 1.24 times that in Germany.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Bangladesh has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Germany.
- In 2020, Bangladesh ranked 29 and Germany ranked 35 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Bangladesh | Germany | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 227,000 | 183,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 227,000 | 184,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 227,100 | 181,400 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 221,000 | 180,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 221,000 | 179,100 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 221,000 | 177,300 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 221,000 | 178,600 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 221,000 | 181,600 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 221,000 | 186,500 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 221,000 | 196,000 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 221,000 | 251,500 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 221,000 | 251,500 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 221,000 | 244,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 221,000 | 244,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 214,000 | 246,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 252,000 | 285,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 251,000 | 284,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 188,700 | 284,500 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 200,200 | 296,000 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 200,200 | 308,400 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 137,000 | 221,100 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 192,200 | 331,000 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 170,700 | 333,500 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 170,700 | 347,100 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 167,200 | 383,500 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 170,500 | 365,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 113,000 | 362,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 107,000 | 398,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 107,000 | 442,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 107,000 | 457,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 103,000 | 545,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 103,000 | 503,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 91,300 | 478,000 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 81,000 | – | – |
| 1983 | 77,000 | – | – |
| 1982 | 77,000 | – | – |
| 1981 | 77,000 | – | – |
| 1980 | 71,000 | – | – |
| 1979 | 120,000 | – | – |
| 1978 | 129,000 | – | – |
| 1977 | 126,000 | – | – |
| 1976 | 126,000 | – | – |
| 1975 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1974 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1973 | 86,000 | – | – |
| 1972 | 47,000 | – | – |
| 1945 | – | 5.3 million | – |
| 1944 | – | 6.13 million | – |
| 1943 | – | 6.96 million | – |
| 1942 | – | 7.03 million | – |
| 1941 | – | 7.1 million | – |
| 1940 | – | 3.3 million | – |
| 1939 | – | 2.75 million | – |
| 1938 | – | 782,000 | – |
| 1937 | – | 603,000 | – |
| 1936 | – | 596,000 | – |
| 1935 | – | 461,000 | – |
| 1934 | – | 315,000 | – |
| 1933 | – | 118,000 | – |
| 1932 | – | 114,000 | – |
| 1931 | – | 114,000 | – |
| 1930 | – | 114,000 | – |
| 1929 | – | 114,000 | – |
| 1928 | – | 114,000 | – |
| 1927 | – | 114,000 | – |
| 1926 | – | 114,000 | – |
| 1925 | – | 114,000 | – |
| 1924 | – | 114,000 | – |
| 1923 | – | 114,000 | – |
| 1922 | – | 114,000 | – |
| 1921 | – | 114,000 | – |
| 1920 | – | 114,000 | – |
| 1919 | – | 114,000 | – |
| 1918 | – | 8 million | – |
| 1917 | – | 5.38 million | – |
| 1916 | – | 4.58 million | – |
| 1915 | – | 3.82 million | – |
| 1914 | – | 862,000 | – |
| 1913 | – | 859,000 | – |
| 1912 | – | 716,000 | – |
| 1911 | – | 677,000 | – |
| 1910 | – | 673,000 | – |
| 1909 | – | 667,000 | – |
| 1908 | – | 663,000 | – |
| 1907 | – | 658,000 | – |
| 1906 | – | 653,000 | – |
| 1905 | – | 648,000 | – |
| 1904 | – | 642,000 | – |
| 1903 | – | 636,000 | – |
| 1902 | – | 638,000 | – |
| 1901 | – | 630,000 | – |
| 1900 | – | 624,000 | – |
| 1899 | – | 619,000 | – |
| 1898 | – | 606,000 | – |
| 1897 | – | 604,000 | – |
| 1896 | – | 602,000 | – |
| 1895 | – | 602,000 | – |
| 1894 | – | 601,000 | – |
| 1893 | – | 601,000 | – |
| 1892 | – | 526,000 | – |
| 1891 | – | 524,000 | – |
| 1890 | – | 505,000 | – |
| 1889 | – | 504,000 | – |
| 1888 | – | 504,000 | – |
| 1887 | – | 503,000 | – |
| 1886 | – | 460,000 | – |
| 1885 | – | 459,000 | – |
| 1884 | – | 457,000 | – |
| 1883 | – | 457,000 | – |
| 1882 | – | 455,000 | – |
| 1881 | – | 456,000 | – |
| 1880 | – | 430,000 | – |
| 1879 | – | 430,000 | – |
| 1878 | – | 429,000 | – |
| 1877 | – | 429,000 | – |
| 1876 | – | 429,000 | – |
| 1875 | – | 428,000 | – |
| 1874 | – | 429,000 | – |
| 1873 | – | 426,000 | – |
| 1872 | – | 427,000 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Before 1985: 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 170 countries with a value in 2020, 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 Germany
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Germany: 81.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Germany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Germany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022Germany: 99.9% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Germany: 3.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Germany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Germany: 84.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Germany: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Germany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Germany: 82.1% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Germany: 45.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Germany: 22.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Germany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Germany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Germany: $107B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Germany: $1,346 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Germany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Germany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Germany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984Germany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025