Government of Canada

Facts at a Glance

This table provides some facts about Bangladesh related to international development and compares them with similar facts about Canada.

Topic Bangladesh Canada
Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh Canada
Capital: Dhaka Ottawa
Area (thousands of km2) 144 9,985
Population (millions) 161.3 (2008) 33.4 (2008)
Population density (per km2) 1,120 (2008) 3 (2008)
Urban population (%-2008) 27 80
Gross national income (GNI) (per capita) US$470 (2007) US$39,420 (2007)
GNI purchasing power parity (PPP) (per capita): US$1,340 (2007) US$35,310 (2007)
Structure of GDP PIB (%-2007)
Agriculture
Industry
Services

19
29
52

2
32
66
Ecological footprint (global hectares per person-2006): 0.6 7.1
Human development index HDI ranking: 147th of 179 countries (2006) 3rd (2006)
Gender-related development index (GDI ) ranking 128th of 157 countries (2006) 4th (2006)
Life expectancy at birth: 44 (1970), 64 (2007) 73 (1970), 81 (2007)
Mortality rate under 5 years old (per 1,000) 151 (1990), 61 (2007) 8 (1990), 6 (2007)
Adult literacy rate (% 2000-2006)
Total
Men
Women

52
58
47

99
99
99
Population using improved drinking water sources (%-2006)
Total
Urban
Rural


80
85
78


100
100
99