Bangladesh vs India: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita
Bangladesh
0.1725 units per person
in 2025
India
0.1696 units per person
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
80th
India rank
81st
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.1725 units per person against 0.1696 units per person in India, a difference of 0.0029 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 80th and India ranks 81st of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and India in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0218 units per person | 0.082 units per person | 0.0602 units per person | India |
| 1970s | 0.0404 units per person | 0.0933 units per person | 0.0529 units per person | India |
| 1980s | 0.0624 units per person | 0.1051 units per person | 0.0426 units per person | India |
| 1990s | 0.088 units per person | 0.1166 units per person | 0.0286 units per person | India |
| 2000s | 0.1104 units per person | 0.1288 units per person | 0.0185 units per person | India |
| 2010s | 0.1377 units per person | 0.1444 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | India |
| 2020s | 0.1649 units per person | 0.1632 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita, Bangladesh or India?
- Bangladesh, at 0.1725 units per person against 0.1696 units per person in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita between Bangladesh and India?
- 0.0029 units per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 80th and India ranks 81st of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.