Happiness cantril ladder in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Happiness cantril ladder was 4.32 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4.32
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
129th
of 157 countries
All-time high
5.16
in 2021
All-time low
3.85
in 2024
Years of data
14
2011–2025
Happiness cantril ladder in Bangladesh, 2011–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 4.32 for happiness cantril ladder in 2025.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, happiness cantril ladder in Bangladesh peaked at 5.16 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.85, in 2024.
That places Bangladesh 129th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.67 | 4.46 | 4.83 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.42 | 3.85 | 5.16 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More social development data for Bangladesh
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 31,862 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.628 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.116 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.195 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.535 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.527 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is happiness cantril ladder in Bangladesh?
- Happiness cantril ladder in Bangladesh was 4.32 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest happiness cantril ladder recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 5.16 in 2021.
- What is the lowest happiness cantril ladder recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.85 in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for happiness cantril ladder?
- Bangladesh ranks 129th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is happiness cantril ladder rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Happiness cantril ladder. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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