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Bangladesh rankings 2026: where Bangladesh places in 154 global Top 10s

Bangladesh is #1 in Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share), #1 in 1 ranking and inside the top 10 of 30 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

How does Bangladesh compare with the rest of the world? On Top10Earth it is ranked in 154 of 491 live country rankings, each one built from a named public source. This page gathers every position, value and date in one place. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share), where it is measured at 89.04 % of total agricultural land (Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land)) as of 2026-10-31. Bangladesh holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 30 rankings.

Where Bangladesh is number one

These are the rankings Bangladesh currently tops. The next country in each table is listed too, because a #1 by a whisker and a #1 by a mile are different stories.

Top 10 finishes

Bangladesh is inside the top 10 of 29 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 17 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Bangladesh by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Bangladesh holds 40 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure (65 µg/m³), #5 of 50 in Countries importing the most palm oil (1,632 thousand tonnes), #8 of 50 in Countries emitting the largest share of plastic waste to the ocean (2.52 %) and #8 of 50 in Countries with the most plastic waste emitted to the ocean (24.6k tonnes per year). 36 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Bangladesh holds 35 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share) (89.04 % of total agricultural land), #3 of 50 in Countries producing the most rice (60.6k thousand tonnes), #4 of 50 in Countries using the most phosphate fertilizer per hectare of cropland (117.63 kg per hectare) and #5 of 50 in Countries producing the most farmed fish (2,978.65 thousand metric tons). 31 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Bangladesh holds 31 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the worst PM2.5 air pollution (69.25 micrograms per cubic meter), #4 of 50 in Countries whose largest city has the most people (24.7k thousand people), #5 of 50 in Countries hosting the most refugees (1,178.04 thousand people) and #5 of 50 in Countries with the largest aquaculture production (2,978.65 thousand metric tons). 27 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Bangladesh holds 26 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries receiving the most development aid (5,683.86 current US$ million), #5 of 50 in Countries by net secondary income (33.5k BoP, current US$ million), #7 of 50 in Countries receiving the most remittances (33.9k current US$ million) and #8 of 50 in Countries with the largest labor force (74.74 million people). 22 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Bangladesh holds 16 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest out-of-pocket share of health spending (79.31 % of current health expenditure), #6 of 50 in Countries drinking the largest share of their alcohol as spirits (86.33 %), #7 of 50 in Countries with the most deaths of children under five (105.41 thousand deaths) and #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of children with wasting (10.7 %). 12 more rankings are listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Bangladesh holds 3 positions: #9 of 50 in Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions (187.58 million subscriptions), #11 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (92.72 million people) and #18 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions (14.04 million subscriptions).

Education and science

In education and science, Bangladesh holds 2 positions: #36 of 50 in Countries with the longest pre-primary education (3 years) and #50 of 50 in Countries with the most scientific journal articles (8.26 thousand).

Travel

In travel, Bangladesh holds 1 position: #22 of 50 in Countries with the most rail travel (0.01 million).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Bangladesh moved in 143 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where Bangladesh ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Bangladesh's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP (0.01 % of GDP), 50th of 50 in Countries with the most scientific journal articles (8.26 thousand) and 49th of 50 in Countries using the most potash fertilizer per person (3.23 kg per person). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Bangladesh

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Bangladesh's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Bangladesh

What is Bangladesh's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share), with 89.04 % of total agricultural land (Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land)) as of 2026-10-31.

How many rankings include Bangladesh?

154 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.

Is Bangladesh in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 30 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share), #2 in Countries with the highest out-of-pocket share of health spending and #2 in Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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