Which has higher electoral democracy index, Bangladesh or Libya?

Bangladesh, at 0.195 against 0.193 in Libya as of 2025.

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

144 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Bangladesh vs Libya: Electoral Democracy Index

Bangladesh

0.195

in 2025

Libya

0.193

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

136th

Libya rank

137th

Electoral Democracy Index over time

Bangladesh
Libya

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.195 against 0.193 in Libya, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 136th and Libya ranks 137th of 176 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.053	0.018	0.035	Bangladesh
1790s	0.053	0.018	0.035	Bangladesh
1800s	0.053	0.018	0.035	Bangladesh
1810s	0.053	0.018	0.035	Bangladesh
1820s	0.053	0.018	0.035	Bangladesh
1830s	0.053	0.018	0.035	Bangladesh
1910s	0.076	0.014	0.062	Bangladesh
1920s	0.1405	0.014	0.1265	Bangladesh
1930s	0.1588	0.014	0.1448	Bangladesh
1940s	0.179	0.014	0.165	Bangladesh
1950s	0.1792	0.0818	0.0974	Bangladesh
1960s	0.1367	0.1232	0.0135	Bangladesh
1970s	0.2438	0.072	0.1718	Bangladesh
1980s	0.2711	0.072	0.1991	Bangladesh
1990s	0.4879	0.072	0.4159	Bangladesh
2000s	0.4165	0.0719	0.3446	Bangladesh
2010s	0.3216	0.2769	0.0447	Bangladesh
2020s	0.2407	0.212	0.0287	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy index, Bangladesh or Libya?: Bangladesh, at 0.195 against 0.193 in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy index between Bangladesh and Libya?: 0.002, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Libya?: 144 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Libya rank globally for electoral democracy index?: Bangladesh ranks 136th and Libya ranks 137th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.