Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bangladesh or Saudi Arabia?

Bangladesh, at 0.115 against 0.113 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.

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

94 years are reported by both, from 1932 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 Saudi Arabia: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Bangladesh

0.115

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

0.113

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

149th

Saudi Arabia rank

152nd

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.115 against 0.113 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1932 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 149th and Saudi Arabia ranks 152nd of 175 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 9 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1930s	0.0925	0.0279	0.0646	Bangladesh
1940s	0.0957	0.028	0.0677	Bangladesh
1950s	0.0871	0.0422	0.0449	Bangladesh
1960s	0.0837	0.0562	0.0275	Bangladesh
1970s	0.1267	0.0739	0.0528	Bangladesh
1980s	0.136	0.1038	0.0322	Bangladesh
1990s	0.2052	0.1089	0.0963	Bangladesh
2000s	0.1779	0.1012	0.0767	Bangladesh
2010s	0.1361	0.1048	0.0313	Bangladesh
2020s	0.1035	0.11	0.0065	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bangladesh or Saudi Arabia?: Bangladesh, at 0.115 against 0.113 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia?: 0.002, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia?: 94 years are reported by both, from 1932 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Bangladesh ranks 149th and Saudi Arabia ranks 152nd 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: 28 August 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.