Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate
Bangladesh
19.59 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
23.34 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
5th
Sri Lanka rank
4th
Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 23.34 % change on previous year against 19.59 % change on previous year in Bangladesh, a difference of 3.75 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 7 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1910s | 0.2128 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | 1.87 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 1.13 % change on previous year | 0.5408 % change on previous year | 0.5868 % change on previous year | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 4.6 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2.96 % change on previous year | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 0.5284 % change on previous year | 6.95 % change on previous year | 6.42 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | -5.94 % change on previous year | -0.7821 % change on previous year | 5.16 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 1.75 % change on previous year | 0.4201 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 10.49 % change on previous year | -2.96 % change on previous year | 13.45 % change on previous year | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.1242 % change on previous year | -3.05 % change on previous year | 3.18 % change on previous year | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 6.86 % change on previous year | 2.38 % change on previous year | 4.49 % change on previous year | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.01 % change on previous year | -3.4 % change on previous year | 4.41 % change on previous year | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | -6.59 % change on previous year | 7.43 % change on previous year | 14.02 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 3.81 % change on previous year | 6.47 % change on previous year | 2.66 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 23.34 % change on previous year against 19.59 % change on previous year in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 3.75 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Key features of liberal democracy. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.