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Equal Rights Protection Index in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.374 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.374
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
137th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.374
in 2025
All-time low
0.018
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Bangladesh, 1789–2025

00.10.20.30.4178919072025

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

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 0.374 for equal rights protection index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.374 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.018, in 1789.

That places Bangladesh 137th 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.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Bangladesh, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.018 —
1790 0.018 +0.0%
1791 0.018 +0.0%
1792 0.018 +0.0%
1793 0.018 +0.0%
1794 0.018 +0.0%
1795 0.018 +0.0%
1796 0.018 +0.0%
1797 0.018 +0.0%
1798 0.018 +0.0%
1799 0.018 +0.0%
1800 0.018 +0.0%
1801 0.018 +0.0%
1802 0.018 +0.0%
1803 0.018 +0.0%
1804 0.018 +0.0%
1805 0.018 +0.0%
1806 0.018 +0.0%
1807 0.018 +0.0%
1808 0.018 +0.0%
1809 0.018 +0.0%
1810 0.018 +0.0%
1811 0.018 +0.0%
1812 0.018 +0.0%
1813 0.018 +0.0%
1814 0.018 +0.0%
1815 0.018 +0.0%
1816 0.018 +0.0%
1817 0.018 +0.0%
1818 0.018 +0.0%
1819 0.018 +0.0%
1820 0.018 +0.0%
1821 0.018 +0.0%
1822 0.018 +0.0%
1823 0.018 +0.0%
1824 0.018 +0.0%
1825 0.018 +0.0%
1826 0.018 +0.0%
1827 0.018 +0.0%
1828 0.018 +0.0%
1829 0.018 +0.0%
1830 0.018 +0.0%
1831 0.018 +0.0%
1832 0.018 +0.0%
1833 0.018 +0.0%
1834 0.018 +0.0%
1835 0.018 +0.0%
1836 0.018 +0.0%
1837 0.018 +0.0%
1838 0.018 +0.0%
1839 0.018 +0.0%
1840 0.018 +0.0%
1841 0.018 +0.0%
1842 0.018 +0.0%
1843 0.018 +0.0%
1844 0.018 +0.0%
1845 0.018 +0.0%
1846 0.018 +0.0%
1847 0.018 +0.0%
1848 0.018 +0.0%
1849 0.018 +0.0%
1850 0.018 +0.0%
1851 0.018 +0.0%
1852 0.018 +0.0%
1853 0.018 +0.0%
1854 0.018 +0.0%
1855 0.018 +0.0%
1856 0.018 +0.0%
1857 0.018 +0.0%
1858 0.018 +0.0%
1859 0.018 +0.0%
1860 0.018 +0.0%
1861 0.125 +594.4%
1862 0.173 +38.4%
1863 0.173 +0.0%
1864 0.173 +0.0%
1865 0.173 +0.0%
1866 0.173 +0.0%
1867 0.173 +0.0%
1868 0.173 +0.0%
1869 0.173 +0.0%
1870 0.173 +0.0%
1871 0.173 +0.0%
1872 0.173 +0.0%
1873 0.173 +0.0%
1874 0.173 +0.0%
1875 0.173 +0.0%
1876 0.173 +0.0%
1877 0.173 +0.0%
1878 0.173 +0.0%
1879 0.173 +0.0%
1880 0.173 +0.0%
1881 0.173 +0.0%
1882 0.173 +0.0%
1883 0.173 +0.0%
1884 0.173 +0.0%
1885 0.173 +0.0%
1886 0.173 +0.0%
1887 0.173 +0.0%
1888 0.173 +0.0%
1889 0.173 +0.0%
1890 0.173 +0.0%
1891 0.173 +0.0%
1892 0.173 +0.0%
1893 0.173 +0.0%
1894 0.173 +0.0%
1895 0.173 +0.0%
1896 0.173 +0.0%
1897 0.173 +0.0%
1898 0.173 +0.0%
1899 0.173 +0.0%
1900 0.172 -0.6%
1901 0.172 +0.0%
1902 0.172 +0.0%
1903 0.172 +0.0%
1904 0.172 +0.0%
1905 0.172 +0.0%
1906 0.172 +0.0%
1907 0.172 +0.0%
1908 0.172 +0.0%
1909 0.172 +0.0%
1910 0.172 +0.0%
1911 0.172 +0.0%
1912 0.172 +0.0%
1913 0.172 +0.0%
1914 0.172 +0.0%
1915 0.172 +0.0%
1916 0.172 +0.0%
1917 0.172 +0.0%
1918 0.172 +0.0%
1919 0.172 +0.0%
1920 0.172 +0.0%
1921 0.172 +0.0%
1922 0.172 +0.0%
1923 0.172 +0.0%
1924 0.172 +0.0%
1925 0.172 +0.0%
1926 0.172 +0.0%
1927 0.172 +0.0%
1928 0.172 +0.0%
1929 0.172 +0.0%
1930 0.172 +0.0%
1931 0.172 +0.0%
1932 0.172 +0.0%
1933 0.172 +0.0%
1934 0.172 +0.0%
1935 0.172 +0.0%
1936 0.173 +0.6%
1937 0.173 +0.0%
1938 0.173 +0.0%
1939 0.173 +0.0%
1940 0.173 +0.0%
1941 0.173 +0.0%
1942 0.173 +0.0%
1943 0.173 +0.0%
1944 0.173 +0.0%
1945 0.173 +0.0%
1946 0.173 +0.0%
1947 0.372 +115.0%
1948 0.372 +0.0%
1949 0.372 +0.0%
1950 0.372 +0.0%
1951 0.372 +0.0%
1952 0.342 -8.1%
1953 0.342 +0.0%
1954 0.342 +0.0%
1955 0.342 +0.0%
1956 0.342 +0.0%
1957 0.193 -43.6%
1958 0.193 +0.0%
1959 0.348 +80.3%
1960 0.329 -5.5%
1961 0.329 +0.0%
1962 0.329 +0.0%
1963 0.329 +0.0%
1964 0.329 +0.0%
1965 0.329 +0.0%
1966 0.329 +0.0%
1967 0.329 +0.0%
1968 0.329 +0.0%
1969 0.307 -6.7%
1970 0.181 -41.0%
1971 0.208 +14.9%
1972 0.271 +30.3%
1973 0.269 -0.7%
1974 0.269 +0.0%
1975 0.279 +3.7%
1976 0.182 -34.8%
1977 0.173 -4.9%
1978 0.173 +0.0%
1979 0.182 +5.2%
1980 0.182 +0.0%
1981 0.178 -2.2%
1982 0.178 +0.0%
1983 0.178 +0.0%
1984 0.188 +5.6%
1985 0.175 -6.9%
1986 0.175 +0.0%
1987 0.181 +3.4%
1988 0.181 +0.0%
1989 0.18 -0.6%
1990 0.18 +0.0%
1991 0.182 +1.1%
1992 0.182 +0.0%
1993 0.175 -3.8%
1994 0.175 +0.0%
1995 0.176 +0.6%
1996 0.176 +0.0%
1997 0.187 +6.3%
1998 0.187 +0.0%
1999 0.189 +1.1%
2000 0.189 +0.0%
2001 0.187 -1.1%
2002 0.187 +0.0%
2003 0.183 -2.1%
2004 0.183 +0.0%
2005 0.186 +1.6%
2006 0.176 -5.4%
2007 0.182 +3.4%
2008 0.192 +5.5%
2009 0.18 -6.3%
2010 0.188 +4.4%
2011 0.195 +3.7%
2012 0.18 -7.7%
2013 0.189 +5.0%
2014 0.189 +0.0%
2015 0.187 -1.1%
2016 0.181 -3.2%
2017 0.167 -7.7%
2018 0.171 +2.4%
2019 0.182 +6.4%
2020 0.175 -3.8%
2021 0.177 +1.1%
2022 0.214 +20.9%
2023 0.217 +1.4%
2024 0.346 +59.4%
2025 0.374 +8.1%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 0.374 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.534, 70% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 0.374 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.6335, 59% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.018 0.018 0.018 1
1790s 0.018 0.018 0.018 10
1800s 0.018 0.018 0.018 10
1810s 0.018 0.018 0.018 10
1820s 0.018 0.018 0.018 10
1830s 0.018 0.018 0.018 10
1840s 0.018 0.018 0.018 10
1850s 0.018 0.018 0.018 10
1860s 0.1527 0.018 0.173 10
1870s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1880s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1890s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1900s 0.172 0.172 0.172 10
1910s 0.172 0.172 0.172 10
1920s 0.172 0.172 0.172 10
1930s 0.1724 0.172 0.173 10
1940s 0.2327 0.173 0.372 10
1950s 0.3188 0.193 0.372 10
1960s 0.3268 0.307 0.329 10
1970s 0.2187 0.173 0.279 10
1980s 0.1796 0.175 0.188 10
1990s 0.1809 0.175 0.189 10
2000s 0.1845 0.176 0.192 10
2010s 0.1829 0.167 0.195 10
2020s 0.2505 0.175 0.374 6

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 134 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.402 compare
  2. 134 Uzbekistan 0.402 compare
  3. 136 Namibia 0.401 compare
  4. 138 Guatemala 0.371 compare
  5. 139 China 0.368 compare
  6. 140 Mexico 0.363 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Bangladesh?
Equal rights protection index in Bangladesh was 0.374 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.374 in 2025.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.018 in 1789.
How does Bangladesh rank for equal rights protection index?
Bangladesh ranks 137th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Equal Rights Protection Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.