Bangladesh vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): 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 (IDA & IBRD)
53,215 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
32nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
33rd

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

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

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre against 53,215 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 988,365 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 19.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Bangladesh ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd 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 (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 5,382 current US$ per square kilometre 617.84 current US$ per square kilometre 4,764 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
1970s 7,875 current US$ per square kilometre 3,952 current US$ per square kilometre 3,923 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 26,870 current US$ per square kilometre 10,136 current US$ per square kilometre 16,734 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 60,073 current US$ per square kilometre 11,269 current US$ per square kilometre 48,804 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 137,221 current US$ per square kilometre 23,929 current US$ per square kilometre 113,292 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 490,187 current US$ per square kilometre 48,364 current US$ per square kilometre 441,823 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 1.02 million current US$ per square kilometre 49,674 current US$ per square kilometre 966,587 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$), per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Bangladesh, at 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre against 53,215 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
988,365 current US$ per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), 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.