Citizen support for democracy in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Citizen support for democracy was -0.7347 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen support for democracy in Bangladesh, 1996–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen support for democracy in Bangladesh stood at -0.7347.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 173.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Bangladesh peaked at 0.2806 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -0.991, in 2005.
Bangladesh ranks 95th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citizen support for democracy in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2806 | — |
| 1997 | 0.2659 | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2422 | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2238 | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2116 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.194 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1709 | -11.9% |
| 2003 | -0.2224 | -230.2% |
| 2004 | -0.6034 | +171.3% |
| 2005 | -0.991 | +64.2% |
| 2006 | -0.8471 | -14.5% |
| 2007 | -0.7134 | -15.8% |
| 2008 | -0.5686 | -20.3% |
| 2009 | -0.4156 | -26.9% |
| 2010 | -0.2684 | -35.4% |
| 2011 | -0.1262 | -53.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0246 | -119.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1647 | +570.3% |
| 2014 | -0.0144 | -108.7% |
| 2015 | -0.2019 | +1305.7% |
| 2016 | -0.3809 | +88.6% |
| 2017 | -0.5628 | +47.8% |
| 2018 | -0.7399 | +31.5% |
| 2019 | -0.7384 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.7347 | -0.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's -0.7347 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6191, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen support for democracy in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -1305.7% | -0.0144 | -0.2019 |
| 2013 | +570.3% | 0.0246 | 0.1647 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2531 | 0.2238 | 0.2806 | 4 |
| 2000s | -0.3785 | -0.991 | 0.2116 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2844 | -0.7399 | 0.1647 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7347 | -0.7347 | -0.7347 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More social development data for Bangladesh
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31,862 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31,862 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0067 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Bangladesh?
- Citizen support for democracy in Bangladesh was -0.7347 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2806 in 1996.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.991 in 2005.
- How does Bangladesh rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Bangladesh ranks 95th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 173.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.