Human development index vs mean male height in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Human development index vs mean male height was 0.685 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human development index vs mean male height in Bangladesh, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index vs mean male height in Bangladesh stood at 0.685. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs mean male height in Bangladesh peaked at 0.685 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.395, in 1991.
Bangladesh ranks 130th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4302 | 0.395 | 0.468 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5141 | 0.477 | 0.551 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6093 | 0.561 | 0.656 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6728 | 0.663 | 0.685 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 128 Tajikistan 0.691 compare
- 129 Tuvalu 0.689 compare
- 130 India 0.685 compare
- 132 El Salvador 0.678 compare
- 133 Equatorial Guinea 0.674 compare
- 133 Palestine 0.674 compare
More gender data for Bangladesh
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.73 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.64 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.61 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs mean male height in Bangladesh?
- Human development index vs mean male height in Bangladesh was 0.685 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs mean male height recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.685 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs mean male height recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.395 in 1991.
- How does Bangladesh rank for human development index vs mean male height?
- Bangladesh ranks 130th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs mean male height rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs mean male height. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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