Bangladesh vs South Korea
Bangladesh vs South Korea: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.72 tonnes in Bangladesh and 11.36 tonnes in South Korea, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Korea, by 10.64 tonnes, or 16 times that in Bangladesh.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Bangladesh ranked 151 and South Korea ranked 16 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Bangladesh | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.72 | 11.36 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.69 | 11.42 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.71 | 11.87 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 12.34 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.63 | 11.91 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.66 | 12.65 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.64 | 13.19 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.62 | 12.95 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.58 | 12.67 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.54 | 12.62 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.49 | 12.43 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.46 | 12.73 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.45 | 12.85 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.43 | 12.97 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.4 | 12.37 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.37 | 11.28 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.34 | 11.26 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.31 | 11.11 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.3 | 10.81 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.28 | 10.71 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.27 | 10.8 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.26 | 10.5 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.25 | 10.38 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.24 | 10.07 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.2 | 9.92 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.2 | 9.24 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.19 | 8.5 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.19 | 9.99 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.18 | 9.59 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.18 | 9.03 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.15 | 8.46 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.14 | 7.91 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.14 | 7.34 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.12 | 6.75 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.13 | 6.07 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.13 | 5.67 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.12 | 5.44 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.11 | 4.87 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.11 | 4.77 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.1 | 4.63 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.09 | 4.47 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.1 | 4.02 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.09 | 3.74 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.09 | 3.81 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.09 | 3.71 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.08 | 3.7 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.07 | 3.31 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.07 | 3.18 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.07 | 2.84 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.07 | 2.58 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.06 | 2.42 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.06 | 2.34 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.05 | 1.94 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.05 | 1.92 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.05 | 1.93 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, 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 South Korea
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023South Korea: 84.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024South Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022South Korea: 99.3% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017South Korea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017South Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023South Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023South Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023South Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025South Korea: 81.2% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023South Korea: 44.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023South Korea: 18.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023South Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025South Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025South Korea: $48.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025South Korea: $924 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025South Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020South Korea: 569,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022South Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020South Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025South Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984South Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025