Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Age of electoral democracy
Bangladesh
10 years
in 2001
Sri Lanka
11 years
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
88th
Sri Lanka rank
86th
Age of electoral democracy over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 11 years against 10 years in Bangladesh, a difference of 1 years.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 88th and Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 111 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age of electoral democracy, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 11 years against 10 years in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age of electoral democracy between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 1 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 1999.
- How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for age of electoral democracy?
- Bangladesh ranks 88th and Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.