Bangladesh vs China: Liberal democracy
Bangladesh
0
in 2025
China
0
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
142nd
China rank
142nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Bangladesh
- China
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0 against 0 in China, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was China ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 142nd and China ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 7 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | China |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | China |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.4444 | 0 | 0.4444 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 0 | 1.1 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.8333 | 0 | 0.8333 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Bangladesh or China?
- Bangladesh, at 0 against 0 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Bangladesh and China?
- 0, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and China?
- 236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and China rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Bangladesh ranks 142nd and China ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.