Bangladesh vs Egypt: Electoral democracy index
Bangladesh
0.195
in 2025
Egypt
0.187
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
136th
Egypt rank
139th
Electoral democracy index over time
- Bangladesh
- Egypt
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.195 against 0.187 in Egypt, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 136th and Egypt ranks 139th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 20 and Egypt in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.053 | 0.032 | 0.021 | Bangladesh |
| 1790s | 0.053 | 0.0319 | 0.0211 | Bangladesh |
| 1800s | 0.053 | 0.031 | 0.022 | Bangladesh |
| 1810s | 0.053 | 0.031 | 0.022 | Bangladesh |
| 1820s | 0.053 | 0.031 | 0.022 | Bangladesh |
| 1830s | 0.054 | 0.031 | 0.023 | Bangladesh |
| 1840s | 0.058 | 0.031 | 0.027 | Bangladesh |
| 1850s | 0.0572 | 0.031 | 0.0262 | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 0.054 | 0.0346 | 0.0194 | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 0.0537 | 0.0405 | 0.0132 | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 0.0694 | 0.1234 | 0.054 | Egypt |
| 1890s | 0.074 | 0.147 | 0.073 | Egypt |
| 1900s | 0.0754 | 0.1162 | 0.0408 | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.076 | 0.0939 | 0.0179 | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.135 | 0.0992 | 0.0358 | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 0.1588 | 0.0996 | 0.0592 | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 0.1858 | 0.1364 | 0.0494 | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 0.1811 | 0.1238 | 0.0573 | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 0.1367 | 0.1673 | 0.0306 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.2438 | 0.1996 | 0.0442 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.2711 | 0.2121 | 0.059 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.4879 | 0.2155 | 0.2724 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.4165 | 0.2109 | 0.2056 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.3216 | 0.19 | 0.1316 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.2407 | 0.1832 | 0.0575 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy index, Bangladesh or Egypt?
- Bangladesh, at 0.195 against 0.187 in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy index between Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 0.008, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for electoral democracy index?
- Bangladesh ranks 136th and Egypt ranks 139th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.