What is electoral democracy index in Bangladesh?

Electoral democracy index in Bangladesh was 0.195 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest electoral democracy index recorded in Bangladesh?

The highest recorded value was 0.513 in 1992.

What is the lowest electoral democracy index recorded in Bangladesh?

The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1878.

How does Bangladesh rank for electoral democracy index?

Bangladesh ranks 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is electoral democracy index rising or falling in Bangladesh?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Bangladesh data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Electoral Democracy Index in Bangladesh

Name: Electoral Democracy Index in Bangladesh
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bangladesh: Electoral Democracy Index was 0.195 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.195

Change on year

down 13.3%

World rank

136th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.513

in 1992

All-time low

0.05

in 1878

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Electoral Democracy Index in Bangladesh, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, electoral democracy index in Bangladesh stood at 0.195.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electoral democracy index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.513 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 1878.

That places Bangladesh 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Electoral Democracy Index in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Electoral Democracy Index in Bangladesh, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.053	—
1790	0.053	+0.0%
1791	0.053	+0.0%
1792	0.053	+0.0%
1793	0.053	+0.0%
1794	0.053	+0.0%
1795	0.053	+0.0%
1796	0.053	+0.0%
1797	0.053	+0.0%
1798	0.053	+0.0%
1799	0.053	+0.0%
1800	0.053	+0.0%
1801	0.053	+0.0%
1802	0.053	+0.0%
1803	0.053	+0.0%
1804	0.053	+0.0%
1805	0.053	+0.0%
1806	0.053	+0.0%
1807	0.053	+0.0%
1808	0.053	+0.0%
1809	0.053	+0.0%
1810	0.053	+0.0%
1811	0.053	+0.0%
1812	0.053	+0.0%
1813	0.053	+0.0%
1814	0.053	+0.0%
1815	0.053	+0.0%
1816	0.053	+0.0%
1817	0.053	+0.0%
1818	0.053	+0.0%
1819	0.053	+0.0%
1820	0.053	+0.0%
1821	0.053	+0.0%
1822	0.053	+0.0%
1823	0.053	+0.0%
1824	0.053	+0.0%
1825	0.053	+0.0%
1826	0.053	+0.0%
1827	0.053	+0.0%
1828	0.053	+0.0%
1829	0.053	+0.0%
1830	0.053	+0.0%
1831	0.053	+0.0%
1832	0.053	+0.0%
1833	0.053	+0.0%
1834	0.053	+0.0%
1835	0.053	+0.0%
1836	0.053	+0.0%
1837	0.053	+0.0%
1838	0.058	+9.4%
1839	0.058	+0.0%
1840	0.058	+0.0%
1841	0.058	+0.0%
1842	0.058	+0.0%
1843	0.058	+0.0%
1844	0.058	+0.0%
1845	0.058	+0.0%
1846	0.058	+0.0%
1847	0.058	+0.0%
1848	0.058	+0.0%
1849	0.058	+0.0%
1850	0.058	+0.0%
1851	0.058	+0.0%
1852	0.058	+0.0%
1853	0.058	+0.0%
1854	0.058	+0.0%
1855	0.058	+0.0%
1856	0.058	+0.0%
1857	0.058	+0.0%
1858	0.054	-6.9%
1859	0.054	+0.0%
1860	0.054	+0.0%
1861	0.054	+0.0%
1862	0.054	+0.0%
1863	0.054	+0.0%
1864	0.054	+0.0%
1865	0.054	+0.0%
1866	0.054	+0.0%
1867	0.054	+0.0%
1868	0.054	+0.0%
1869	0.054	+0.0%
1870	0.054	+0.0%
1871	0.054	+0.0%
1872	0.054	+0.0%
1873	0.054	+0.0%
1874	0.054	+0.0%
1875	0.054	+0.0%
1876	0.057	+5.6%
1877	0.056	-1.8%
1878	0.05	-10.7%
1879	0.05	+0.0%
1880	0.05	+0.0%
1881	0.062	+24.0%
1882	0.064	+3.2%
1883	0.074	+15.6%
1884	0.074	+0.0%
1885	0.074	+0.0%
1886	0.074	+0.0%
1887	0.074	+0.0%
1888	0.074	+0.0%
1889	0.074	+0.0%
1890	0.074	+0.0%
1891	0.074	+0.0%
1892	0.074	+0.0%
1893	0.074	+0.0%
1894	0.074	+0.0%
1895	0.074	+0.0%
1896	0.074	+0.0%
1897	0.074	+0.0%
1898	0.074	+0.0%
1899	0.074	+0.0%
1900	0.076	+2.7%
1901	0.076	+0.0%
1902	0.076	+0.0%
1903	0.076	+0.0%
1904	0.076	+0.0%
1905	0.074	-2.6%
1906	0.075	+1.4%
1907	0.075	+0.0%
1908	0.075	+0.0%
1909	0.075	+0.0%
1910	0.076	+1.3%
1911	0.076	+0.0%
1912	0.076	+0.0%
1913	0.076	+0.0%
1914	0.076	+0.0%
1915	0.076	+0.0%
1916	0.076	+0.0%
1917	0.076	+0.0%
1918	0.076	+0.0%
1919	0.076	+0.0%
1920	0.087	+14.5%
1921	0.139	+59.8%
1922	0.139	+0.0%
1923	0.14	+0.7%
1924	0.144	+2.9%
1925	0.144	+0.0%
1926	0.143	-0.7%
1927	0.138	-3.5%
1928	0.138	+0.0%
1929	0.138	+0.0%
1930	0.137	-0.7%
1931	0.139	+1.5%
1932	0.139	+0.0%
1933	0.139	+0.0%
1934	0.141	+1.4%
1935	0.177	+25.5%
1936	0.176	-0.6%
1937	0.18	+2.3%
1938	0.18	+0.0%
1939	0.18	+0.0%
1940	0.179	-0.6%
1941	0.179	+0.0%
1942	0.179	+0.0%
1943	0.179	+0.0%
1944	0.179	+0.0%
1945	0.197	+10.1%
1946	0.21	+6.6%
1947	0.18	-14.3%
1948	0.18	+0.0%
1949	0.196	+8.9%
1950	0.198	+1.0%
1951	0.198	+0.0%
1952	0.198	+0.0%
1953	0.182	-8.1%
1954	0.18	-1.1%
1955	0.18	+0.0%
1956	0.191	+6.1%
1957	0.196	+2.6%
1958	0.16	-18.4%
1959	0.128	-20.0%
1960	0.127	-0.8%
1961	0.128	+0.8%
1962	0.133	+3.9%
1963	0.138	+3.8%
1964	0.138	+0.0%
1965	0.138	+0.0%
1966	0.143	+3.6%
1967	0.139	-2.8%
1968	0.141	+1.4%
1969	0.142	+0.7%
1970	0.192	+35.2%
1971	0.17	-11.5%
1972	0.223	+31.2%
1973	0.362	+62.3%
1974	0.38	+5.0%
1975	0.21	-44.7%
1976	0.132	-37.1%
1977	0.175	+32.6%
1978	0.23	+31.4%
1979	0.364	+58.3%
1980	0.378	+3.8%
1981	0.375	-0.8%
1982	0.228	-39.2%
1983	0.182	-20.2%
1984	0.187	+2.7%
1985	0.188	+0.5%
1986	0.237	+26.1%
1987	0.327	+38.0%
1988	0.307	-6.1%
1989	0.302	-1.6%
1990	0.302	+0.0%
1991	0.483	+59.9%
1992	0.513	+6.2%
1993	0.513	+0.0%
1994	0.513	+0.0%
1995	0.513	+0.0%
1996	0.506	-1.4%
1997	0.512	+1.2%
1998	0.512	+0.0%
1999	0.512	+0.0%
2000	0.512	+0.0%
2001	0.505	-1.4%
2002	0.47	-6.9%
2003	0.474	+0.9%
2004	0.474	+0.0%
2005	0.474	+0.0%
2006	0.423	-10.8%
2007	0.205	-51.5%
2008	0.21	+2.4%
2009	0.418	+99.0%
2010	0.425	+1.7%
2011	0.416	-2.1%
2012	0.409	-1.7%
2013	0.376	-8.1%
2014	0.278	-26.1%
2015	0.275	-1.1%
2016	0.269	-2.2%
2017	0.265	-1.5%
2018	0.252	-4.9%
2019	0.251	-0.4%
2020	0.255	+1.6%
2021	0.255	+0.0%
2022	0.261	+2.4%
2023	0.253	-3.1%
2024	0.225	-11.1%
2025	0.195	-13.3%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

Bangladesh's 0.195 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3475, 56% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Bangladesh's 0.195 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.561, 35% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.053	0.053	0.053	1
1790s	0.053	0.053	0.053	10
1800s	0.053	0.053	0.053	10
1810s	0.053	0.053	0.053	10
1820s	0.053	0.053	0.053	10
1830s	0.054	0.053	0.058	10
1840s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1850s	0.0572	0.054	0.058	10
1860s	0.054	0.054	0.054	10
1870s	0.0537	0.05	0.057	10
1880s	0.0694	0.05	0.074	10
1890s	0.074	0.074	0.074	10
1900s	0.0754	0.074	0.076	10
1910s	0.076	0.076	0.076	10
1920s	0.135	0.087	0.144	10
1930s	0.1588	0.137	0.18	10
1940s	0.1858	0.179	0.21	10
1950s	0.1811	0.128	0.198	10
1960s	0.1367	0.127	0.143	10
1970s	0.2438	0.132	0.38	10
1980s	0.2711	0.182	0.378	10
1990s	0.4879	0.302	0.513	10
2000s	0.4165	0.205	0.512	10
2010s	0.3216	0.251	0.425	10
2020s	0.2407	0.195	0.261	6

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is electoral democracy index in Bangladesh?: Electoral democracy index in Bangladesh was 0.195 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electoral democracy index recorded in Bangladesh?: The highest recorded value was 0.513 in 1992.
What is the lowest electoral democracy index recorded in Bangladesh?: The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1878.
How does Bangladesh rank for electoral democracy index?: Bangladesh ranks 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is electoral democracy index rising or falling in Bangladesh?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Electoral Democracy Index
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: 18 September 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.