Bangladesh vs Kenya

Bangladesh and Kenya compared on 152 measures that both have. Each pair of values is for the same period, the latest one with data for both countries, so the year can differ from one row to the next.

Where Bangladesh and Kenya differ most

Measures where one value is the largest multiple of the other, among measures with positive values. Totals such as population, index values and growth rates are left out, because their size says little about the difference.

Population and ageing

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
Population estimates and projections
people
171,466,990 people 55,339,003 people +209.8% 2023 UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
years
25.3 years 19.5 years +29.7% 2023 UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
live births per woman
2.16 births per woman 3.21 births per woman −32.6% 2023 UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
% per year
1.21% 1.97% −0.76 percentage points 2023 UN Population Division
Population
people
175,686,899 people 57,532,493 people +205.4% 2025 World Bank
Population growth
annual % change
1.22% 1.93% −0.71 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
% of total population
6.7% 3.0% +3.6 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
% of total population
27.6% 36.3% −8.6 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Fertility rate
births per woman
2.14 births per woman 3.17 births per woman −32.5% 2024 World Bank
Crude birth rate
births per 1,000 people
20.0 per 1,000 people 27.0 per 1,000 people −7.0 per 1,000 people 2024 World Bank
Crude death rate
deaths per 1,000 people
5.1 per 1,000 people 7.2 per 1,000 people −2.1 per 1,000 people 2024 World Bank
Urban population share
% of total population
33.2% 32.2% +1.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Adolescent birth rate
births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
70.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 54.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 +16.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 World Bank
Age dependency ratio
dependants per 100 people aged 15 to 64
52.2 per 100 working-age people 64.7 per 100 working-age people −12.4 per 100 working-age people 2025 World Bank
Population density
people per square kilometre of land
1,333.4 people per km² 97.2 people per km² +1,272.5% 2024 World Bank
Urban population growth
annual % change
2.92% 2.92% 0 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Migration and citizenship

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
Net migration estimates and projections
per 1,000 people
-3.2 per 1,000 people -0.2 per 1,000 people −3.0 per 1,000 people 2023 UN Population Division
Net migration
people
-402,100 people -27,330 people −1,371.3% 2025 World Bank
International migrant stock
% of population
1.7% 1.8% −0.1 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Personal remittances received
% of GDP
7.4% 3.8% +3.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Employment and occupations

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
% of the labour force aged 15 and over
3.8% 5.4% −1.7 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
% of the labour force aged 15 to 24
9.4% 15.2% −5.9 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
% of working-age population aged 15 and over
58.8% 67.4% −8.6 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
% of women aged 15 and over
38.6% 63.0% −24.4 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
% of population aged 15 and over
56.6% 63.7% −7.1 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
% of total employment
44.3% 45.8% −1.5 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Employment in industry
% of total employment
18.0% 12.5% +5.6 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Employment in services
% of total employment
37.7% 41.7% −4.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Economy and productivity

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
GDP in US dollars
current US dollars
US$456.3 billion US$135.9 billion +235.7% 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
current US dollars per person
US$2,597 per person US$2,363 per person +9.9% 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
constant 2021 international dollars per person
Int$8,677 per person Int$5,995 per person +44.7% 2025 World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
current US dollars per person
US$2,840 per person US$2,200 per person +29.1% 2025 World Bank
Real GDP growth
annual % change
3.5% 4.6% −1.1 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Services share of GDP
% of GDP
52.1% 55.1% −2.9 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Investment share of GDP
% of GDP
28.5% 17.0% +11.6 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Savings share of GDP
% of GDP
34.8% 15.7% +19.1 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Household consumption per person
constant 2015 US dollars per person
US$1,392 per person US$1,413 per person −1.5% 2025 World Bank

Prices and purchasing power

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
Consumer price inflation
annual % change
8.8% 4.1% +4.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Consumer price index
index, 2010 = 100
285.0 (2010 = 100) 267.8 (2010 = 100) +17.2 points 2025 World Bank
Inflation measured by the GDP deflator
annual % change
6.5% 3.5% +3.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Exchange rate to the US dollar
local currency units per US dollar, annual average
121.921 per US$ 129.303 per US$ −5.7% 2025 World Bank

Housing and households

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
Slum population
% of urban population
51.5% 40.5% +11.0 percentage points 2022 World Bank

Education and skills

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
% of youth aged 15 to 24
15.6% 19.5% −3.9 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age
88.4% 85.3% +3.1 percentage points 2022 UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
71.1% 79.0% −7.9 percentage points 2022 UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
31.3% 55.0% −23.7 percentage points 2022 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
% of children of primary school age
7.3% 32.9% −25.6 percentage points 2022 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
% of adolescents of lower secondary school age
32.4%uis_est (UIS estimate) 4.4% +28.0 percentage points 2006 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
% of youth of upper secondary school age
24.8% 37.6% −12.8 percentage points 2023 UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
% of children of primary school age
93.1% 94.3% −1.2 percentage points 2023 UNESCO UIS
Youth literacy
% of people aged 15 to 24
85.6% 93.2% −7.6 percentage points 2014 UNESCO UIS
Qualified primary teachers
% of primary teachers
77.3% 100.0% −22.7 percentage points 2023 UNESCO UIS
Education share of public spending
% of total government expenditure
11.9% 28.5% −16.7 percentage points 2025 UNESCO UIS
Education spending
% of GDP
2.0% 4.0% −2.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
% of the official primary school-age population
103.1% 98.2% +4.9 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
% of the population in the five years after secondary school age
23.7% 10.4% +13.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Primary school completion rate
% of the relevant age group
64.3% 87.8% −23.6 percentage points 2005 World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
% of the official secondary school-age population
66.0% 84.3% −18.3 percentage points 2023 World Bank

Health and healthcare

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
Life expectancy estimates and projections
years
74.7 years 63.6 years +17.3% 2023 UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
years
17.5 years 14.0 years +25.0% 2023 UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
years
62.4 years 58.9 years +5.9% 2023 WHO
UHC service coverage
index from 0 to 100
54 57 −3 points 2023 WHO
Alcohol consumption
litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+
0.00 litres 1.78 litres −99.8% 2024 WHO
Adult obesity
% of adults aged 18+
5.8% 11.3% −5.5 percentage points 2024 WHO
Hypertension
% of adults aged 30 to 79
28.8% 33.2% −4.4 percentage points 2019 WHO
Suicide rate
deaths per 100,000 people
4.5 per 100,000 people 19.1 per 100,000 people −14.6 per 100,000 people 2023 WHO
Premature NCD mortality
% probability
21.7% 17.1% +4.6 percentage points 2023 WHO
Physical inactivity
% of adults aged 18+
19.3% 7.5% +11.8 percentage points 2022 WHO
DTP3 immunisation
% of one-year-olds
92% 88% +4.0 percentage points 2025 WHO
Anaemia in women
% of women aged 15 to 49
37.6% 32.2% +5.4 percentage points 2023 WHO
Poisoning deaths
deaths per 100,000 people
1.5 per 100,000 people 2.3 per 100,000 people −0.8 per 100,000 people 2023 WHO
Nurses and midwives
per 10,000 people
6.6 per 10,000 people 12.5 per 10,000 people −5.9 per 10,000 people 2023 WHO
Dentists
per 10,000 people
0.75 per 10,000 people 0.25 per 10,000 people +0.50 per 10,000 people 2022 WHO
Life expectancy at birth
years
74.9 years 63.8 years +17.4% 2024 World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
years
76.7 years 66.1 years +15.9% 2024 World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
years
73.3 years 61.6 years +18.9% 2024 World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
% of GDP
2.2% 4.4% −2.2 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
30.5 per 1,000 live births 38.8 per 1,000 live births −8.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Infant mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
24.4 per 1,000 live births 34.2 per 1,000 live births −9.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
115 per 100,000 live births 149 per 100,000 live births −34 per 100,000 live births 2023 World Bank
Physicians
physicians per 1,000 people
0.72 per 1,000 people 0.29 per 1,000 people +0.43 per 1,000 people 2023 World Bank
Hospital beds
beds per 1,000 people
0.9 per 1,000 people 1.3 per 1,000 people −0.4 per 1,000 people 2019 World Bank
Measles immunisation
% of children aged 12 to 23 months
96% 88% +8.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Tobacco use
% of adults aged 15 and over
32.0% 9.6% +22.4 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
% of current health expenditure
79.3% 24.2% +55.1 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Health spending per person
current US dollars per person
US$53 per person US$85 per person −37.1% 2023 World Bank
Diabetes prevalence
% of population aged 20 to 79
13.2% 3.1% +10.1 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Neonatal mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
17.9 per 1,000 live births 20.7 per 1,000 live births −2.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Child stunting
% of children under 5
23.6% 17.6% +6.0 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Malaria incidence
new cases per 1,000 people at risk
0.9 per 1,000 at risk 74.2 per 1,000 at risk −73.3 per 1,000 at risk 2024 World Bank
Tuberculosis incidence
new cases per 100,000 people
221 per 100,000 people 207 per 100,000 people +14 per 100,000 people 2024 World Bank
HIV incidence
new infections per 1,000 uninfected people aged 15 to 49
0.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.53 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 −0.43 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 World Bank

Internet and digital society

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
Internet users
% of population
53.4% 35.0% +18.4 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Mobile subscriptions
subscriptions per 100 people
108 per 100 people 126 per 100 people −18 per 100 people 2024 World Bank
Fixed broadband subscriptions
subscriptions per 100 people
8.1 per 100 people 3.0 per 100 people +5.0 per 100 people 2024 World Bank

Business and industry

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
Industry share of GDP
% of GDP
34.0% 16.3% +17.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank
New businesses registered
new limited liability companies
7,365 companies 58,919 companies −87.5% 2024 World Bank
Medium and high-tech manufacturing
% of manufacturing value added
8.1% 16.4% −8.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Manufacturing share of GDP
% of GDP
22.4% 7.1% +15.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Trade and investment

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
Exports share of GDP
% of GDP
11.1% 15.8% −4.6 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Imports share of GDP
% of GDP
16.8% 21.8% −4.9 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Trade as a share of GDP
% of GDP
28.0% 37.5% −9.6 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Foreign direct investment inflows
% of GDP
0.4% 0.8% −0.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Current account balance
% of GDP
0.0% -2.1% +2.1 percentage points 2025 World Bank
High-technology exports
% of manufactured exports
0.5% 3.6% −3.1 percentage points 2018 World Bank

Transport and mobility

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
Road traffic deaths
deaths per 100,000 people
15.3 per 100,000 people 28.3 per 100,000 people −13.0 per 100,000 people 2019 World Bank
Air passengers carried
passengers
6,628,497 passengers 5,138,290 passengers +29.0% 2023 World Bank

Energy and electricity

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
Access to electricity
% of population
99.5% 77.0% +22.5 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Clean cooking access
% of population
29.0% 32.0% −3.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Renewable energy share
% of total final energy consumption
25.0% 67.7% −42.7 percentage points 2021 World Bank
Fossil electricity share
% of total electricity production
97.7% 8.8% +88.9 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Net energy imports
% of energy use
48.5% 22.4% +26.1 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Climate and emissions

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
Temperature change
°C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average
1.67 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.12 °Ce (Estimated value) +0.56 °C 2025 FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
1.05 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 1.23 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) −14.3% 2024 FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
220.8 Mt CO2e 102.8 Mt CO2e +114.7% 2024 World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
1.3 t CO2e per person 1.8 t CO2e per person −30.2% 2024 World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 per person
0.72 t CO2 per person 0.38 t CO2 per person +86.6% 2024 World Bank
Methane emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
70.5 Mt CO2e 64.9 Mt CO2e +8.5% 2024 World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
23.28 Mt CO2e 16.11 Mt CO2e +44.5% 2024 World Bank

Air quality and ecosystems

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
PM2.5 air pollution
micrograms per cubic metre
43.9 µg/m³ 17.4 µg/m³ +152.7% 2023 WHO
Forest area
% of land area
14.4% 6.6% +7.8 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Protected areas
% of total territorial area
5.9% 11.8% −5.9 percentage points 2025 World Bank
PM2.5 air pollution exposure
micrograms per cubic metre
69.3 µg/m³ 20.3 µg/m³ +241.9% 2023 World Bank
Terrestrial protected areas
% of land area
4.2% 13.9% −9.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Water, sanitation and waste

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
Basic drinking water access
% of population
98.8% 65.6% +33.2 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Basic sanitation access
% of population
67.6% 40.9% +26.7 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Level of water stress
% of available freshwater resources
5.7% 33.2% −27.5 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Renewable internal freshwater per person
cubic metres per person
620 m³ per person 382 m³ per person +62.5% 2022 World Bank
Safely managed sanitation
% of population
37.3% 35.8% +1.5 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Agriculture, food and fisheries

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
Cost of a healthy diet
international dollars (PPP) per person per day
Int$4.59 per person per daye (Estimated value) Int$4.50 per person per daye (Estimated value) +2.0% 2025 FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
% of the population
38.6%e (Estimated value) 76.3%e (Estimated value) −37.7 percentage points 2025 FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
kg of active ingredients per hectare of cropland
1.76 kg/hae (Estimated value) 0.90 kg/hae (Estimated value) +95.6% 2024 FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
171.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 21.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) +707.0% 2024 FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
% of GDP
11.4% 23.2% −11.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Cereal yield
kilograms per hectare
5,408 kg per hectare 1,693 kg per hectare +219.4% 2024 World Bank
Agricultural land
% of land area
72.2% 50.0% +22.2 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Capture fisheries production
metric tonnes
2,040,419 tonnes 139,793 tonnes +1,359.6% 2024 World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
% of population
8.2% 34.9% −26.7 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Food production index
index, 2014 to 2016 = 100
135.4 (2014-16 = 100) 128.7 (2014-16 = 100) +5.2% 2024 World Bank
Fertiliser use
kilograms per hectare of arable land
398.9 kg per hectare 48.4 kg per hectare +724.0% 2024 World Bank
Land area
square kilometres
130,170 km² 580,880 km² −77.6% 2024 World Bank

Poverty and social protection

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
Gini index
Gini index, 0 to 100
30.9 (0 to 100) 38.5 (0 to 100) −7.6 points 2022 World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
% of total income or consumption
25.5% 30.9% −5.4 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Extreme poverty rate
% of population
5.9% 45.5% −39.6 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
% of population
18.7% 39.8% −21.1 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
% of population
20.5% 65.5% −45.0 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
% of population
71.5% 90.1% −18.6 percentage points 2022 World Bank

Government finance and taxation

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
Tax revenue
% of GDP
7.6% 13.6% −5.9 percentage points 2021 World Bank
Central government expense
% of GDP
8.3% 23.6% −15.3 percentage points 2021 World Bank

Science and innovation

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
Scientific and technical journal articles
articles, fractional count
8,259 articles 2,079 articles +297.3% 2023 World Bank

Crime, justice and public safety

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
Intentional homicides
victims per 100,000 people
2.3 per 100,000 people 3.1 per 100,000 people −0.8 per 100,000 people 2018 World Bank

Culture, society and wellbeing

MeasureBangladeshKenyaBangladesh compared with KenyaPeriodSource
Women in national parliament
% of seats in the single or lower chamber
20.9% 23.3% −2.4 percentage points 2023 World Bank

The difference column shows Bangladesh compared with Kenya: in percentage points for percentages, in the same unit for rates per population and index values, and in percent for other measures.

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