Bangladesh vs Niger: Key features of electoral democracy
Bangladesh
0.195
in 2025
Niger
0.227
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
136th
Niger rank
134th
Key features of electoral democracy over time
- Bangladesh
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.227 against 0.195 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.032.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 136th and Niger ranks 134th of 176 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 7 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.1405 | 0.015 | 0.1255 | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 0.1588 | 0.016 | 0.1428 | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 0.1858 | 0.0241 | 0.1617 | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 0.1811 | 0.061 | 0.1201 | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 0.1367 | 0.1872 | 0.0505 | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.2438 | 0.1304 | 0.1134 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.2711 | 0.0988 | 0.1723 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.4879 | 0.3987 | 0.0892 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.4165 | 0.5448 | 0.1283 | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.3216 | 0.5487 | 0.2271 | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.2407 | 0.4038 | 0.1632 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of electoral democracy, Bangladesh or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.227 against 0.195 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of electoral democracy between Bangladesh and Niger?
- 0.032, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Niger?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Niger rank globally for key features of electoral democracy?
- Bangladesh ranks 136th and Niger ranks 134th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of electoral democracy. 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 to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.