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
00.050.10.15196019922025

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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Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.