Bangladesh vs IDA & IBRD total: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes

Bangladesh
5.16 million number
in 2019
IDA & IBRD total
140.35 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
4th
IDA & IBRD total rank
2nd

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • IDA & IBRD total
050.0M100.0M150.0M197519972019

How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 140.35 million number against 5.16 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 135.18 million number.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 27.2 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 4th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 82 countries.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh IDA & IBRD total Difference Ahead
1980s 2.07 million number 98.98 million number 96.91 million number IDA & IBRD total
1990s 2.66 million number 116.95 million number 114.29 million number IDA & IBRD total
2000s 4.34 million number 128.99 million number 124.65 million number IDA & IBRD total
2010s 5.22 million number 134.29 million number 129.07 million number IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes, Bangladesh or IDA & IBRD total?
IDA & IBRD total, at 140.35 million number against 5.16 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes between Bangladesh and IDA & IBRD total?
135.18 million number, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and IDA & IBRD total?
13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 4th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 82 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,196 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of adults over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.