International rankings of Bangladesh

The following are international rankings of Bangladesh.

Cities

• Mercer Human Resource Consulting: Most expensive cities 2009, Dhaka ranked 110

Communications

• The World Factbook: number of mobile phones in use ranked 9
• OECD: number of broadband Internet users ranked 66^[1]
• Economist Intelligence Unit: e-readiness 2008 ranked out of 70 countries^[2]

Demographics

• United Nations: Population ranked 8 out of 221 countries and dependencies
• Population density ranked 5 most densely populated country, ranked 9 out of all countries and dependencies
• United Nations report World Population Policies 2005, Number of immigrants ranked 36 out of 192 countries

Economy

Bashundhara City, the largest shopping mall in South Asia

• United Nations: Human Development Index, ranked 129 out of 169 countries
• Nominal GDP growth rate 2008: ranked 85 out of 215 countries
• Nominal GDP: ranked 63 by the IMF; ranked 60 by the World Bank; ranked 63 by the CIA
• Nominal GDP per capita 2006, ranked 157 out of 179 by IMF; ranked 150 out of 170 by World Bank; ranked 169 out of 185 by CIA
• The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal: Index of Economic Freedom 2010, ranked 137 out of 179 countries^[3]
• The Economist: Where-to-be-born Index 2013, ranked 77 out of 80^[4]
• World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Index 2009-2010, ranked 106 out of 133 countries^[5]
• World Economic Forum: Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2009, ranked 129 out of 133 countries^[6]
• Labor Force: ranked 8 (2010 est.)^[7]
• Foreign direct investment (FDI) abroad: ranked 75 (2009 est.)
• Foreign direct investment (FDI) received: ranked 79 (2009 est.)

Education

• United Nations Development Programme: literacy rate 2014, ranked 34 out of 177

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Energy

• The World Factbook: oil imports 2006, ranked 71 out of 206 countries
• The World Factbook: oil consumption 2006, 75 ranked out of 208 countries
• Proved Natural Gas Production: ranked 32 (2010 est.)^[7]
• Proved Natural Gas Reserves: ranked 52 (2009 est.)^[7]
• Electricity Consumption: ranked 65
• Electricity Production: ranked 65

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^[9]
• US Department of Energy: CO² emissions per capita 2004, ranked out of 206 countries^[10]
• The World Factbook: water resources ranked out of 174 countries^[11]

Geography

Satellite image showing physical features of Bangladesh

• Total area ranked 94
• Total renewable water resources ranked 12

Globalization

• KOF: Index of Globalization 2007, ranked 112 out of 122 countries^[12]
• A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine: Globalization Index 2006, ranked 58 out of 62 countries^[13]

Industry

• OICA automobile production 2007, ranked out of 51 countries^[14]

Military

• Center for Strategic and International Studies: active troops ranked out of 166 countries^[15]

Politics

Bangladesh's seven administrative divisions: Barisal (বরিশাল), Chittagong (চট্টগ্রাম), Dhaka (ঢাকা), Khulna (খুলনা), Rangpur (রংপুর), Rajshahi (রাজশাহী), and Sylhet (সিলেট)^[16]

• 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^[17][18]

References