Comparison of India and Bangladesh Military Strengths (2024)

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Side-by-side comparison showcasing the relative conventional fighting strengths of India and Bangladesh for the year 2024.

The selected countries for comparison, India and Bangladesh, are displayed below in side-by-side format. The Primary selection is displayed in Blue while the Secondary selection is displayed in Red. Go back to compare two other military powers.

The side-by-side comparison provides a theoretical look at war footing between two potential (or active) military rivals.

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COUNTRIES

India

PwrIndx: 0.1023
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 4 of 145)

Bangladesh

PwrIndx: 0.5419
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 37 of 145)

COMPARISON BRIEF

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Manpower

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Airpower ✕ Bangladesh national flag image

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Land Power ✕ Bangladesh national flag image

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Naval Power ✕ Bangladesh national flag image

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Nat.Resources ✕ Bangladesh national flag image

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Financials ✕ Bangladesh national flag image

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Logistics ✕ Bangladesh national flag image

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Geography ✓ Bangladesh national flag image

MANPOWER

Total Population (Rnk 2)
1,399,179,585
(Diff: 1,231,995,120)

Total Population (Rnk 8)
167,184,465
(Diff: -1,231,995,120)

Available Manpower (Rnk 2)
657,614,405
(Diff: 575,694,017)

Available Manpower (Rnk 8)
81,920,388
(Diff: -575,694,017)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 2)
519,095,626
(Diff: 453,559,316)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 8)
65,536,310
(Diff: -453,559,316)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 1)
23,786,053
(Diff: 20,609,548)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 8)
3,176,505
(Diff: -20,609,548)

Active Personnel (Rnk 2)
1,455,550
(Diff: 1,292,550)

Active Personnel (Rnk 34)
163,000
(Diff: -1,292,550)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 7)
1,155,000
(Diff: 1,155,000)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -1,155,000)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 2)
2,527,000
(Diff: -4,273,000)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 1)
6,800,000
(Diff: 4,273,000)

FINANCIALS

Defense Budget (Rnk 4)
$74,000,000,000
(Diff: $67,004,960,000)

Defense Budget (Rnk 43)
$6,995,040,000
(Diff: $-67,004,960,000)

External Debt (Rnk 97)
$555,388,000,000
(Diff: $505,088,000,000)

External Debt (Rnk 59)
$50,300,000,000
(Diff: $-505,088,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 5)
$638,485,000,000
(Diff: $592,319,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 45)
$46,166,000,000
(Diff: $-592,319,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 3)
$9,279,000,000,000
(Diff: $8,278,000,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 27)
$1,001,000,000,000
(Diff: $-8,278,000,000,000)

AIRPOWER

Total Aircraft (Rnk 4)
2,296
(Diff: 2,080)

Total Aircraft (Rnk 46)
216
(Diff: -2,080)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 4)
606
(Diff: 562)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 39)
44
(Diff: -562)

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 5)
130
(Diff: 130)

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -130)

Transports (Rnk 4)
264
(Diff: 248)

Transports (Rnk 36)
16
(Diff: -248)

Trainers (Rnk 6)
351
(Diff: 264)

Trainers (Rnk 30)
87
(Diff: -264)

Special-Mission (Rnk 5)
70
(Diff: 66)

Special-Mission (Rnk 31)
4
(Diff: -66)

Aerial Tankers (Rnk 11)
6
(Diff: 6)

Aerial Tankers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -6)

Helicopters (Rnk 4)
869
(Diff: 796)

Helicopters (Rnk 49)
73
(Diff: -796)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 16)
40
(Diff: 40)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -40)

LAND POWER

Tank Strength (Rnk 6)
4,614
(Diff: 4,294)

Tank Strength (Rnk 40)
320
(Diff: -4,294)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 4)
151,248
(Diff: 138,148)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 38)
13,100
(Diff: -138,148)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 30)
140
(Diff: 113)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 61)
27
(Diff: -113)

Towed Artillery (Rnk 4)
3,243
(Diff: 2,806)

Towed Artillery (Rnk 30)
437
(Diff: -2,806)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 6)
702
(Diff: 631)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 45)
71
(Diff: -631)

NAVAL POWER

Fleet Strength (Rnk 8)
294
(Diff: 177)

Fleet Strength (Rnk 30)
117
(Diff: -177)

Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 2)
2
(Diff: 2)

Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -2)

Helo Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)

Submarines (Rnk 8)
18
(Diff: 16)

Submarines (Rnk 19)
2
(Diff: -16)

Destroyers (Rnk 6)
12
(Diff: 12)

Destroyers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -12)

Frigates (Rnk 6)
12
(Diff: 5)

Frigates (Rnk 10)
7
(Diff: -5)

Corvettes (Rnk 5)
18
(Diff: 12)

Corvettes (Rnk 11)
6
(Diff: -12)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 6)
137
(Diff: 82)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 18)
55
(Diff: -82)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -5)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 17)
5
(Diff: 5)

LOGISTICS

Airports (Rnk 20)
346
(Diff: 328)

Airports (Rnk 102)
18
(Diff: -328)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 12)
1,801
(Diff: 1,290)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 34)
511
(Diff: -1,290)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 8)
13
(Diff: 10)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 18)
3
(Diff: -10)

Labor Force (Rnk 2)
476,670,000
(Diff: 405,709,000)

Labor Force (Rnk 8)
70,961,000
(Diff: -405,709,000)

Roadways (Rnk 2)
6,371,847km
(Diff: 6,002,742km)

Roadways (Rnk 20)
369,105km
(Diff: -6,002,742km)

Roadways (Rnk 4)
65,554km
(Diff: 63,094km)

Roadways (Rnk 66)
2,460km
(Diff: -63,094km)

NATURAL RESOURCES

Oil Production (Rnk 22)
772,000bbl
(Diff: 758,000bbl)

Oil Production (Rnk 67)
14,000bbl
(Diff: -758,000bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 112)
5,000,000bbl
(Diff: 4,875,000bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 49)
125,000bbl
(Diff: -4,875,000bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 24)
4,605,000,000bbl
(Diff: 4,575,000,000bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 67)
30,000,000bbl
(Diff: -4,575,000,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 25)
27,734,833,000bbl
(Diff: -895,094,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 24)
28,629,927,000bbl
(Diff: 895,094,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 97)
61,646,806,000bbl
(Diff: 30,377,838,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 79)
31,268,968,000bbl
(Diff: -30,377,838,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 24)
1,380,614,000,000bbl
(Diff: 1,254,321,000,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 45)
126,293,000,000bbl
(Diff: -1,254,321,000,000bbl)

Coal Production (Rnk 2)
743,214,000bbl
(Diff: 742,198,000bbl)

Coal Production (Rnk 58)
1,016,000bbl
(Diff: -742,198,000bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 114)
883,979,000bbl
(Diff: 874,634,000bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 83)
9,345,000bbl
(Diff: -874,634,000bbl)

Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 5)
105,931,000,000bbl
(Diff: 105,638,000,000bbl)

Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 50)
293,000,000bbl
(Diff: -105,638,000,000bbl)

GEOGRAPHY

Square Land Area (Rnk 7)
3,287,263km
(Diff: 3,138,803km)

Square Land Area (Rnk 89)
148,460km
(Diff: -3,138,803km)

Shared Border (Rnk 131)
13,888km
(Diff: 9,475km)

Shared Border (Rnk 92)
4,413km
(Diff: -9,475km)

Coastline (Rnk 90)
7,000km
(Diff: 6,420km)

Coastline (Rnk 34)
580km
(Diff: -6,420km)

Waterways (Rnk 10)
14,500km
(Diff: 6,130km)

Waterways (Rnk 19)
8,370km
(Diff: -6,130km)

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