Bangladesh vs Congo: Deliberative Democracy Index
Bangladesh
0.159
in 2025
Congo
0.163
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
133rd
Congo rank
132nd
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- Bangladesh
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.163 against 0.159 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 133rd and Congo ranks 132nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 9 and Congo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0411 | 0.011 | 0.0301 | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 0.048 | 0.011 | 0.037 | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 0.0566 | 0.011 | 0.0456 | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 0.0685 | 0.011 | 0.0575 | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 0.1109 | 0.026 | 0.0849 | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 0.1368 | 0.0584 | 0.0784 | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 0.0889 | 0.1744 | 0.0855 | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.1065 | 0.0711 | 0.0354 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.1066 | 0.0729 | 0.0337 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.1999 | 0.2467 | 0.0468 | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.169 | 0.1463 | 0.0227 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.1495 | 0.1592 | 0.0097 | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.1263 | 0.165 | 0.0387 | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Bangladesh or Congo?
- Congo, at 0.163 against 0.159 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Bangladesh and Congo?
- 0.004, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Congo rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- Bangladesh ranks 133rd and Congo ranks 132nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.