Bangladesh vs Iran
Bangladesh vs Iran: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6 years in Bangladesh and 8.2 years in Iran, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Iran, by 2.2 years, or 1.37 times that in Bangladesh.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Bangladesh ranked 132 and Iran ranked 83 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Bangladesh | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 8.2 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8.2 |
| 2017 | 6.5 | 8.1 |
| 2010 | – | 8 |
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 Iran
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Iran: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Iran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022Iran: 94.2% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Iran: 5.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Iran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Iran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Iran: $7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Iran: $80 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Iran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Iran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025