| Attribute |
Bangladesh × | 
Sri Lanka × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 148,460 | 65,610 |
| Continent | Asia | Asia |
| Land area (km²) | 130,170 | 64,630 |
| Water area (km²) | 18,290 | 980 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 4,413 | 0 |
| Border countries | | - |
| Coastline (km) | 580 | 1,340 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 85 | 228 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 1,230 | 2,524 |
| People | | |
| Population | 162,650,853 | 22,889,201 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Muslim | Buddhist |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | People's Republic of Bangladesh | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
| Short country name | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka |
| Long local name | Gana Prajatantri Bangladesh | Shri Lanka Prajatantrika Samajavadi Janarajaya/Ilankai Jananayaka Choshalichak Kutiyarachu |
| Short local name | Bangladesh | Shri Lanka/Ilankai |
| Former name | - East Bengal
- East Pakistan
| |
| Government type | Parliamentary republic | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Dhaka | Colombo |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 690,300,000,000 | 275,800,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 261,500,000,000 | 87,350,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 7.4 | 3.3 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 4,200 | 12,900 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 30.2 | 33.8 |
| Labor force | 66,640,000 | 8,937,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 24.3 | 6.7 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 25,100,000,000 | 12,070,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 33,500,000,000 | 16,880,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 1.37 | 1.89 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 9.6 | 13.8 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -3.2 | -5.5 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 33.1 | 79.1 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 5.6 | 6.5 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 5 | 7.25 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 9.54 | 11.6 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 28,680,000,000 | 5,190,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 28,680,000,000 | 5,190,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 152,100,000,000 | 53,530,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 92,330,000,000 | 18,900,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -5,322,000,000 | -2,310,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 35,300,000,000 | 11,360,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 47,560,000,000 | 20,980,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 33,420,000,000 | 7,959,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 50,260,000,000 | 51,720,000,000 |
| National currency | taka | Sri Lankan rupees |
| National currency (code) | BDT | LKR |
| National currency (symbol) | ৳ | ₨ |
| National currency rate to USD | 80.69 | 154.1 |