Bangladesh vs Poland
Bangladesh vs Poland: Safe drinking water
Safe drinking water in 2022: 59.1% in Bangladesh and 88.9% in Poland, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Poland, by 29.8 percentage points, or 1.5 times that in Bangladesh.
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2005.
- In 2022, Bangladesh ranked 93 and Poland ranked 61 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.
Every year
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Year | Bangladesh | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 59.1 | 88.9 | 72.9 |
| 2021 | 59.1 | 88.9 | 72.5 |
| 2020 | 58.7 | 89.6 | 72.3 |
| 2019 | 58.2 | 90.3 | 71.7 |
| 2018 | 57.7 | 90.7 | 71 |
| 2017 | 57.3 | 91 | 70.4 |
| 2016 | 56.9 | 91.4 | 69.7 |
| 2015 | 56.4 | 91.7 | 69.1 |
| 2014 | 56.1 | 92 | 68.4 |
| 2013 | 55.7 | 92.4 | 67.7 |
| 2012 | 55.3 | 92.7 | 67.1 |
| 2011 | 55 | 93 | 66.4 |
| 2010 | 55 | 93.2 | 65.9 |
| 2009 | 55.1 | 93.5 | 65.4 |
| 2008 | 55.1 | 93.1 | 64.9 |
| 2007 | 55.1 | 92.7 | 64.6 |
| 2006 | 55.2 | 92.3 | 64 |
| 2005 | 55.2 | 92 | 63.7 |
| 2004 | 55.3 | – | 63 |
| 2003 | 55.3 | – | 62.4 |
| 2002 | 55.3 | – | 61.8 |
| 2001 | 55.3 | – | 61.1 |
| 2000 | 55.3 | – | 60.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
- Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, 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 Poland
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025