Deliberative Democracy Index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Deliberative Democracy Index was 0.159 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Deliberative Democracy Index in Bangladesh, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deliberative democracy index in Bangladesh is 0.159, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deliberative democracy index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.219 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 1900.
That places Bangladesh 133rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Deliberative Democracy Index in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.04 | — |
| 1901 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.048 | +20.0% |
| 1910 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.05 | +4.2% |
| 1921 | 0.057 | +14.0% |
| 1922 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.058 | +1.8% |
| 1925 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.057 | -1.7% |
| 1928 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.058 | +1.8% |
| 1932 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.057 | -1.7% |
| 1935 | 0.062 | +8.8% |
| 1936 | 0.075 | +21.0% |
| 1937 | 0.076 | +1.3% |
| 1938 | 0.092 | +21.1% |
| 1939 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.096 | +4.3% |
| 1946 | 0.099 | +3.1% |
| 1947 | 0.15 | +51.5% |
| 1948 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.154 | +2.7% |
| 1950 | 0.153 | -0.6% |
| 1951 | 0.153 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.153 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.146 | -4.6% |
| 1954 | 0.145 | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.149 | +2.8% |
| 1957 | 0.155 | +4.0% |
| 1958 | 0.097 | -37.4% |
| 1959 | 0.072 | -25.8% |
| 1960 | 0.071 | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 0.072 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.091 | +26.4% |
| 1963 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.093 | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.091 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.092 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.106 | +15.2% |
| 1970 | 0.115 | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 0.052 | -54.8% |
| 1972 | 0.118 | +126.9% |
| 1973 | 0.16 | +35.6% |
| 1974 | 0.158 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.075 | -52.5% |
| 1976 | 0.052 | -30.7% |
| 1977 | 0.089 | +71.2% |
| 1978 | 0.102 | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 0.144 | +41.2% |
| 1980 | 0.149 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.136 | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 0.07 | -48.5% |
| 1983 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 0.076 | +26.7% |
| 1985 | 0.083 | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.107 | +28.9% |
| 1987 | 0.133 | +24.3% |
| 1988 | 0.127 | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.125 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.118 | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.203 | +72.0% |
| 1992 | 0.219 | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.199 | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.201 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.199 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.184 | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.186 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.168 | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.095 | -43.5% |
| 2008 | 0.097 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.188 | +93.8% |
| 2010 | 0.192 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.186 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.184 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.171 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.131 | -23.4% |
| 2015 | 0.132 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.14 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.105 | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.114 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.105 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.11 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.115 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.125 | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.144 | +15.2% |
| 2025 | 0.159 | +10.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.159 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2395, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.159 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.411, 39% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deliberative Democracy Index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +126.9% | 0.052 | 0.118 |
| 2009 | +93.8% | 0.097 | 0.188 |
| 1991 | +72.0% | 0.118 | 0.203 |
| 1977 | +71.2% | 0.052 | 0.089 |
| 1971 | -54.8% | 0.115 | 0.052 |
| 1975 | -52.5% | 0.158 | 0.075 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0408 | 0.04 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0566 | 0.05 | 0.058 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0685 | 0.057 | 0.092 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1109 | 0.092 | 0.154 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1368 | 0.072 | 0.155 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0889 | 0.071 | 0.106 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1065 | 0.052 | 0.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1066 | 0.06 | 0.149 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1999 | 0.118 | 0.219 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.169 | 0.095 | 0.201 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1495 | 0.105 | 0.192 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1263 | 0.105 | 0.159 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 130 Mozambique 0.17 compare
- 131 Syria 0.166 compare
- 132 Congo 0.163 compare
- 134 Uzbekistan 0.154 compare
- 135 Kyrgyzstan 0.146 compare
- 136 Djibouti 0.142 compare
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 deliberative democracy index in Bangladesh?
- Deliberative democracy index in Bangladesh was 0.159 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deliberative democracy index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.219 in 1992.
- What is the lowest deliberative democracy index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 1900.
- How does Bangladesh rank for deliberative democracy index?
- Bangladesh ranks 133rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deliberative democracy index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.