Bangladesh vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre

Bangladesh
1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
53,646 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
32nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
32nd

Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196119922023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre against 53,646 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 987,934 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 19.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 184 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 5,382 current US$ per square kilometre 625.98 current US$ per square kilometre 4,756 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
1970s 7,875 current US$ per square kilometre 4,004 current US$ per square kilometre 3,871 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 26,870 current US$ per square kilometre 10,269 current US$ per square kilometre 16,600 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 60,073 current US$ per square kilometre 11,411 current US$ per square kilometre 48,663 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 137,221 current US$ per square kilometre 24,032 current US$ per square kilometre 113,189 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 490,187 current US$ per square kilometre 48,663 current US$ per square kilometre 441,524 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 1.02 million current US$ per square kilometre 50,095 current US$ per square kilometre 966,167 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Bangladesh, at 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre against 53,646 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
987,934 current US$ per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 10,293 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.