Azerbaijan vs Bangladesh: Distribution of Democracy Index

Azerbaijan
3
in 2018
Bangladesh
4
in 2018
Azerbaijan rank
150th
Bangladesh rank
147th

Distribution of Democracy Index over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Bangladesh
05101520181319152018

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 4 against 3 in Azerbaijan, a difference of 1.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 150th and Bangladesh ranks 147th of 168 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Bangladesh Difference Ahead
1970s 3 8.12 5.12 Bangladesh
1980s 3.4 4.4 1 Bangladesh
1990s 6 14.9 8.9 Bangladesh
2000s 3 13.5 10.5 Bangladesh
2010s 3 11.89 8.89 Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher distribution of democracy index, Azerbaijan or Bangladesh?
Bangladesh, at 4 against 3 in Azerbaijan as of 2018.
What is the difference in distribution of democracy index between Azerbaijan and Bangladesh?
1, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Bangladesh?
47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Azerbaijan and Bangladesh rank globally for distribution of democracy index?
Azerbaijan ranks 150th and Bangladesh ranks 147th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Distribution of Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Distribution of Democracy Index
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,366 data points, 1800–2018
Last refreshed

It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from 0 to 20 (fully democratic).