Which has higher varieties of democracy, Bangladesh or Haiti?

Haiti, at 0.238 against 0.195 in Bangladesh as of 2025.

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

237 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 Varieties of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Haiti: Varieties of democracy

Bangladesh

0.195

in 2025

Haiti

0.238

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

136th

Haiti rank

133rd

Varieties of democracy over time

Bangladesh
Haiti

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 0.238 against 0.195 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.043.

That makes Haiti's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 136th and Haiti ranks 133rd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 11 and Haiti in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Haiti	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.053	0.037	0.016	Bangladesh
1790s	0.053	0.058	0.005	Haiti
1800s	0.053	0.0328	0.0202	Bangladesh
1810s	0.053	0.0553	0.0023	Haiti
1820s	0.053	0.0892	0.0362	Haiti
1830s	0.054	0.092	0.038	Haiti
1840s	0.058	0.0795	0.0215	Haiti
1850s	0.0572	0.056	0.0012	Bangladesh
1860s	0.054	0.097	0.043	Haiti
1870s	0.0537	0.097	0.0433	Haiti
1880s	0.0694	0.1009	0.0315	Haiti
1890s	0.074	0.144	0.07	Haiti
1900s	0.0754	0.1162	0.0408	Haiti
1910s	0.076	0.1279	0.0519	Haiti
1920s	0.135	0.095	0.04	Bangladesh
1930s	0.1588	0.1551	0.0037	Bangladesh
1940s	0.1858	0.1595	0.0263	Bangladesh
1950s	0.1811	0.1757	0.0054	Bangladesh
1960s	0.1367	0.1448	0.0081	Haiti
1970s	0.2438	0.1493	0.0945	Bangladesh
1980s	0.2711	0.1648	0.1063	Bangladesh
1990s	0.4879	0.3248	0.1631	Bangladesh
2000s	0.4165	0.395	0.0215	Bangladesh
2010s	0.3216	0.4309	0.1093	Haiti
2020s	0.2407	0.2782	0.0375	Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher varieties of democracy, Bangladesh or Haiti?: Haiti, at 0.238 against 0.195 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in varieties of democracy between Bangladesh and Haiti?: 0.043, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Haiti?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Haiti rank globally for varieties of democracy?: Bangladesh ranks 136th and Haiti ranks 133rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Varieties of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Varieties of democracy
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: 09 October 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.