Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bangladesh or Libya?

Libya, at 0.123 against 0.115 in Bangladesh as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Libya?

83 years are reported by both, from 1934 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Libya: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Bangladesh

0.115

in 2025

Libya

0.123

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

149th

Libya rank

147th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Bangladesh
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.123 against 0.115 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.008.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 83 shared years of data; in 1934 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 149th and Libya ranks 147th of 175 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Libya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1930s	0.0952	0.04	0.0552	Bangladesh
1940s	0.097	0.0385	0.0585	Bangladesh
1950s	0.0862	0.1087	0.0224	Libya
1960s	0.0837	0.1161	0.0324	Libya
1970s	0.1267	0.125	0.0017	Bangladesh
1980s	0.136	0.125	0.011	Bangladesh
1990s	0.2052	0.125	0.0802	Bangladesh
2000s	0.1779	0.1249	0.053	Bangladesh
2010s	0.1361	0.1975	0.0614	Libya
2020s	0.1035	0.136	0.0325	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bangladesh or Libya?: Libya, at 0.123 against 0.115 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Bangladesh and Libya?: 0.008, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Libya?: 83 years are reported by both, from 1934 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Libya rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Bangladesh ranks 149th and Libya ranks 147th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.