Human rights index vdem in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Human rights index vdem was 0.628 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.628
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
108th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.661
in 2000
All-time low
0.206
in 1857
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Human rights index vdem in Bangladesh, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.628 for human rights index vdem in 2025.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vdem in Bangladesh peaked at 0.661 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.206, in 1857.
That places Bangladesh 108th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.211 | 0.211 | 0.211 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.2131 | 0.211 | 0.214 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.214 | 0.214 | 0.214 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.2144 | 0.214 | 0.216 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.216 | 0.216 | 0.216 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.219 | 0.216 | 0.231 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.231 | 0.231 | 0.231 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.231 | 0.206 | 0.267 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.292 | 0.292 | 0.292 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2949 | 0.279 | 0.312 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3016 | 0.279 | 0.31 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.311 | 0.31 | 0.312 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.312 | 0.312 | 0.312 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.312 | 0.312 | 0.312 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.322 | 0.312 | 0.332 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3972 | 0.331 | 0.536 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5132 | 0.408 | 0.552 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4122 | 0.377 | 0.439 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5087 | 0.409 | 0.598 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5215 | 0.496 | 0.572 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6405 | 0.509 | 0.658 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5907 | 0.524 | 0.661 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4641 | 0.392 | 0.521 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4697 | 0.392 | 0.628 | 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 human rights index vdem in Bangladesh?
- Human rights index vdem in Bangladesh was 0.628 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vdem recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.661 in 2000.
- What is the lowest human rights index vdem recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.206 in 1857.
- How does Bangladesh rank for human rights index vdem?
- Bangladesh ranks 108th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vdem rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vdem. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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