Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Bangladesh
0.115
in 2025
Pakistan
0.123
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
149th
Pakistan rank
147th
Egalitarian Democracy Index 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, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.123 against 0.115 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index 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?
- Bangladesh ranks 149th and Pakistan 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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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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.