Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Egalitarian democracy index vdem
Bangladesh
0.115
in 2025
Pakistan
0.123
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
149th
Pakistan rank
147th
Egalitarian democracy index vdem over time
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.123 against 0.115 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.008.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Pakistan ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 149th and Pakistan ranks 147th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0672 | 0.0672 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.069 | 0.069 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.0814 | 0.0814 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.0904 | 0.0904 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.0957 | 0.0957 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.0871 | 0.0871 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.0837 | 0.0837 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.1267 | 0.0799 | 0.0468 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.136 | 0.08 | 0.056 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.2052 | 0.1335 | 0.0717 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.1779 | 0.1202 | 0.0577 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.1361 | 0.1506 | 0.0145 | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.1035 | 0.1292 | 0.0257 | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian democracy index vdem, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.123 against 0.115 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index vdem between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 0.008, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for egalitarian democracy index vdem?
- Bangladesh ranks 149th and Pakistan ranks 147th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.