Bangladesh vs Viet Nam: Number of poultry birds
Bangladesh
396.04 million animals
in 2024
Viet Nam
569.22 million animals
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
12th
Viet Nam rank
10th
Number of poultry birds over time
- Bangladesh
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 569.22 million animals against 396.04 million animals in Bangladesh, a difference of 173.18 million animals.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.4 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.11 million animals | 60.46 million animals | 12.34 million animals | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 70.36 million animals | 66.06 million animals | 4.30 million animals | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 85.56 million animals | 87.14 million animals | 1.58 million animals | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 136.41 million animals | 143.67 million animals | 7.26 million animals | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 215.07 million animals | 232.31 million animals | 17.25 million animals | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 308.27 million animals | 344.25 million animals | 35.98 million animals | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 375.91 million animals | 530.35 million animals | 154.44 million animals | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of poultry birds, Bangladesh or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 569.22 million animals against 396.04 million animals in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of poultry birds between Bangladesh and Viet Nam?
- 173.18 million animals, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Viet Nam?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Viet Nam rank globally for number of poultry birds?
- Bangladesh ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 10th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of poultry birds. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.