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Bangladesh vs United Arab Emirates
How Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates compare on 38 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 82.9 years against 74.7 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: $41,610 against $1,941
- Population · In 2023, Bangladesh was higher: 172 million people against 10.6 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, United Arab Emirates was higher: 5.64% of GDP against 1.36% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: 18.26 tonnes against 0.72 tonnes
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personBangladesh: $1,985 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperatureBangladesh: 25.9 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personBangladesh: $1,985 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthBangladesh: 3.5% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationBangladesh: 10% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtBangladesh: 42% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personBangladesh: 0.72 tonnes in 2024United Arab Emirates: 18.26 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersBangladesh: 53.4% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Access to electricityBangladesh: 99.5% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Forest areaBangladesh: 14.4% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 4.6% in 2024
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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