Dhaka

Satellite-derived indicators and census employment for Dhaka, ranked against all 64 districts. Ranks order districts by raw value, highest first, with no judgment attached.

Source: Sources and vintages are shown beside every district indicatorVerified

Indicators

Source: BDPolicyLab district profile

Coverage groups

Source: BDPolicyLab district profile

Non-farm employment

3,450,155

Source: BBS Economic Census 2013 (non-farm establishments)

Wealth and urbanization

Values retain the source unit, national rank, median, and source vintage.

Relative Wealth Index0.61 RWI (z-scored)rank 1 of 64national median -0.06

Meta Data for Good RWI (HDX), ~2.4 km grid · 2021

Night-time Lights5.62 radiance (nW/cm2/sr)rank 1 of 64national median 0.71

NASA/NOAA VIIRS DNB monthly composite · 2023

Built-up Area9.61 % of districtrank 1 of 64national median 1.70

JRC GHSL built-up surface · 2020

Environment and climate

Values retain the source unit, national rank, median, and source vintage.

Annual Rainfall2,137 mm/yrrank 37 of 64national median 2,289

UCSB CHIRPS · 2024

Air Temperature25.90 degrees Crank 29 of 64national median 25.80

ECMWF ERA5-Land · 2024

Land Surface Temperature27.52 degrees Crank 5 of 64national median 26.57

MODIS MOD11A2 daytime LST · 2024

Vegetation (NDVI)0.47 NDVIrank 54 of 64national median 0.54

MODIS MOD13A1 · 2024

Air quality

Values retain the source unit, national rank, median, and source vintage.

Air Quality (NO2)10.07 mol/m2 (x1e-5)rank 3 of 64national median 3.51

Sentinel-5P TROPOMI · 2024

Aerosol Optical Depth0.57 AOD 550nmrank 36 of 64national median 0.59

MODIS MAIAC · 2024

What do people work in?

3,450,155 persons engaged in non-farm establishments.

Manufacturing1,393,330 · 40.4%

Wholesale & retail trade1,106,233 · 32.1%

Other (utilities, mining, real estate, professional, admin, arts)341,164 · 9.9%

Accommodation & food service128,406 · 3.7%

Education120,569 · 3.5%

Source: BBS Economic Census 2013 (non-farm establishments)

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