International rankings of Bangladesh
The following are international rankings of Bangladesh.
Agriculture
| Field | Rank | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural raw materials imports, 19% of World's Agriculture Products | 2 | 2004[1] |
| Arable land | 1 | 2005[2] |
| Rice production | 3 | 2005[3] |
| Fish Production,output of 2,215,957 tons (capture 1,333,866 & aquaculture 882,091) | 5 | 2010[4] |
| Jute Production,output of 8,386,820 tons | 2 | 2010[5] |
| Mango Production,output of 1,413,500 tons | 6 | 2011[6] |
Cities
- List of cities with the most high-rise buildings above 35 meters has following Bangladeshi cities: Dhaka 17th with 1503 buildings,[7] Chittagong 41th with 630 buildings
Communication
- The World Factbook: number of mobile phones in use ranked 12[8]
- Internet hosts ranked 70/233 with 237,000 hosts
- Number of television broadcast stations ranked 47 / 228 [9]
Demographics
- United Nations: Population ranked 7 out of 221 countries and dependencies[10]
- United Nations report World Population Policies 2005, Number of immigrants ranked 36 out of 192 countries
- Population density ranked 5 most densely populated country, ranked 9 out of all countries and dependencies
| List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| BANGLADESH Ranking/Total Countries | − | Source | |
| Population | 8/221 | Wiki List of countries by population | Total Population March 2012 est., 152,518,015 |
| Fertility Rate | 75/223 | CIA World Factbook TFR Ranking | fertility rate 2.24 in 2011 |
| English-speaking population | 8/133 | Census of Bangladesh | 22% (35,398,158) English speakers out of 163,323,100 eligible population |
| Population Density | 12/241 | Economist Intelligence Unit | 1,030 people per km2 as of 1 March 2011 |
| Literacy rate | 154/234 | Census of Bangladesh | 2011[11] |
Economy
- United Nations: Human Development Index, ranked 129 out of 169 countries
- Nominal GDP growth rate 2008: ranked 32out of 215 countries[12]
- Nominal GDP: ranked 53 by the IMF; ranked 57 by the World Bank; ranked 58 by the CIA[13]
- Nominal GDP per capita 2006, ranked 148 out of 179 by IMF; ranked 145 out of 170 by World Bank; ranked 137 out of 185 by CIA[14]
- Nominal GDP: ranked 31 by the IMF; ranked 42 by the World Bank; ranked 37 by the CIA[15]
Education
- United Nations Development Programme: literacy rate 2009, ranked 107 out of 177
Energy
- The World Factbook: oil imports 2006, ranked 61 out of 206 countries
- The World Factbook: oil consumption 2006, 71 ranked out of 208 countries
- Proved Natural Gas Production: ranked 27 (2010 est.)[17]
- Proved Natural Gas Reserves: ranked 52 (2009 est.)[18]
- Electricity Consumption: ranked 54
- Electricity Production: ranked 57
Environment
- Yale University Center for Environmental Law and Policy and Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network: Environmental Sustainability Index, ranked out of 145 countries[19]
- US Department of Energy: CO² emissions per capita 2004, ranked out of 206 countries[20]
- The World Factbook: water resources ranked out of 174 countries[21]
Geography
- Total area ranked 94
- Total renewable water resources ranked 12
Globalization
- KOF: Index of Globalization 2007, ranked 112 out of 122 countries[22]
- A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine: Globalization Index 2006, ranked 58 out of 62 countries[23]
Industry
- OICA automobile production 2007, ranked out of 51 countries[24]
Military
- Center for Strategic and International Studies: active troops ranked out of 166 countries[25]
Politics
- Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index,ranked 134 out of 178 countries (2010 est)
- Reporters without borders: Worldwide press freedom index, ranked 126 out of 167 countries
- The Economist Democracy Index 2007, ranked 83 out of 167 countries (2010 est)
Society
- Save the Children: State of the World's Mothers report 2006, ranked out of 110 countries
- World Health Organization: Suicide rate ranked out of 100 countries
Technology
- Brown University Taubman Center for Public Policy 2006: ranked 86 in online government services[27][28]
References
- ^ "Agriculture Statistics > Agricultural raw materials imports > % of merchandise imports (most recent) by country". Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Arable Land Bangladesh". Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Agriculture Statistics > Production > Rice (most recent) by country". nationmaster. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Bangladesh Fish Export" (PDF). Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "The Top 5 Jute Producing Countries". Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Mango Production Bangladesh". Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Buildings in Dhaka". Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Bangladesh's mobile phone users reach 109 mln in Augus". Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Bangladeshi Television Channels". Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Bangladesh: CIA Factbook". Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Bangladesh - Literacy - Youth (15-24) literacy rate". Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Bangladesh GDP Growth Rate". Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "GDP swells, per capita income crosses $1,000". Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Bangladesh GDP Per Capita Crosses $1044". Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Bangladesh PPP". Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ United Nations Development Programme Report 2009 PDF
- ^ CIA World Factbook: Bangladesh
- ^ CIA World Factbook: Bangladesh
- ^ Environmental Sustainability Index PDF
- ^ United Nations Millennium Development Goals Indicators
- ^ World Factbook 2201
- ^ KOF Index of Globalization 2007 PDF
- ^ Globalization Index 2006 PDF
- ^ OICA (PDF)
- ^ Asia balance of power (PDF)
- ^ CIA World Factbook
- ^ "S. Korea rated No. 1 in e-government rankings". The Hankyoreh. 2006-09-04.
- ^ "Sixth Annual Global e-Government Study". Brown University Taubman Center for Public Policy. 2006-08-01.