What is key features of human rights in Bangladesh?

Key features of human rights in Bangladesh was 0.628 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Bangladesh?

The highest recorded value was 0.661 in 2000.

What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Bangladesh?

The lowest recorded value was 0.206 in 1857.

How does Bangladesh rank for key features of human rights?

Bangladesh ranks 108th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is key features of human rights 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Key features of human rights in Bangladesh

Name: Key features of human rights in Bangladesh
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bangladesh: Key features of human rights 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

Key features of human rights in Bangladesh, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, key features of human rights in Bangladesh stood at 0.628.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of human rights 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.

Key features of human rights in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Key features of human rights in Bangladesh, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.211	—
1790	0.211	+0.0%
1791	0.211	+0.0%
1792	0.211	+0.0%
1793	0.214	+1.4%
1794	0.214	+0.0%
1795	0.214	+0.0%
1796	0.214	+0.0%
1797	0.214	+0.0%
1798	0.214	+0.0%
1799	0.214	+0.0%
1800	0.214	+0.0%
1801	0.214	+0.0%
1802	0.214	+0.0%
1803	0.214	+0.0%
1804	0.214	+0.0%
1805	0.214	+0.0%
1806	0.214	+0.0%
1807	0.214	+0.0%
1808	0.214	+0.0%
1809	0.214	+0.0%
1810	0.214	+0.0%
1811	0.214	+0.0%
1812	0.214	+0.0%
1813	0.214	+0.0%
1814	0.214	+0.0%
1815	0.214	+0.0%
1816	0.214	+0.0%
1817	0.214	+0.0%
1818	0.216	+0.9%
1819	0.216	+0.0%
1820	0.216	+0.0%
1821	0.216	+0.0%
1822	0.216	+0.0%
1823	0.216	+0.0%
1824	0.216	+0.0%
1825	0.216	+0.0%
1826	0.216	+0.0%
1827	0.216	+0.0%
1828	0.216	+0.0%
1829	0.216	+0.0%
1830	0.216	+0.0%
1831	0.216	+0.0%
1832	0.216	+0.0%
1833	0.216	+0.0%
1834	0.216	+0.0%
1835	0.216	+0.0%
1836	0.216	+0.0%
1837	0.216	+0.0%
1838	0.231	+6.9%
1839	0.231	+0.0%
1840	0.231	+0.0%
1841	0.231	+0.0%
1842	0.231	+0.0%
1843	0.231	+0.0%
1844	0.231	+0.0%
1845	0.231	+0.0%
1846	0.231	+0.0%
1847	0.231	+0.0%
1848	0.231	+0.0%
1849	0.231	+0.0%
1850	0.231	+0.0%
1851	0.231	+0.0%
1852	0.231	+0.0%
1853	0.231	+0.0%
1854	0.231	+0.0%
1855	0.231	+0.0%
1856	0.231	+0.0%
1857	0.206	-10.8%
1858	0.22	+6.8%
1859	0.267	+21.4%
1860	0.292	+9.4%
1861	0.292	+0.0%
1862	0.292	+0.0%
1863	0.292	+0.0%
1864	0.292	+0.0%
1865	0.292	+0.0%
1866	0.292	+0.0%
1867	0.292	+0.0%
1868	0.292	+0.0%
1869	0.292	+0.0%
1870	0.292	+0.0%
1871	0.292	+0.0%
1872	0.292	+0.0%
1873	0.292	+0.0%
1874	0.303	+3.8%
1875	0.303	+0.0%
1876	0.312	+3.0%
1877	0.305	-2.2%
1878	0.279	-8.5%
1879	0.279	+0.0%
1880	0.279	+0.0%
1881	0.279	+0.0%
1882	0.288	+3.2%
1883	0.31	+7.6%
1884	0.31	+0.0%
1885	0.31	+0.0%
1886	0.31	+0.0%
1887	0.31	+0.0%
1888	0.31	+0.0%
1889	0.31	+0.0%
1890	0.31	+0.0%
1891	0.31	+0.0%
1892	0.31	+0.0%
1893	0.31	+0.0%
1894	0.31	+0.0%
1895	0.31	+0.0%
1896	0.31	+0.0%
1897	0.31	+0.0%
1898	0.31	+0.0%
1899	0.31	+0.0%
1900	0.31	+0.0%
1901	0.31	+0.0%
1902	0.31	+0.0%
1903	0.31	+0.0%
1904	0.31	+0.0%
1905	0.312	+0.6%
1906	0.312	+0.0%
1907	0.312	+0.0%
1908	0.312	+0.0%
1909	0.312	+0.0%
1910	0.312	+0.0%
1911	0.312	+0.0%
1912	0.312	+0.0%
1913	0.312	+0.0%
1914	0.312	+0.0%
1915	0.312	+0.0%
1916	0.312	+0.0%
1917	0.312	+0.0%
1918	0.312	+0.0%
1919	0.312	+0.0%
1920	0.312	+0.0%
1921	0.312	+0.0%
1922	0.312	+0.0%
1923	0.312	+0.0%
1924	0.312	+0.0%
1925	0.312	+0.0%
1926	0.312	+0.0%
1927	0.312	+0.0%
1928	0.312	+0.0%
1929	0.312	+0.0%
1930	0.312	+0.0%
1931	0.312	+0.0%
1932	0.312	+0.0%
1933	0.312	+0.0%
1934	0.312	+0.0%
1935	0.332	+6.4%
1936	0.332	+0.0%
1937	0.332	+0.0%
1938	0.332	+0.0%
1939	0.332	+0.0%
1940	0.331	-0.3%
1941	0.331	+0.0%
1942	0.331	+0.0%
1943	0.331	+0.0%
1944	0.331	+0.0%
1945	0.354	+6.9%
1946	0.355	+0.3%
1947	0.536	+51.0%
1948	0.536	+0.0%
1949	0.536	+0.0%
1950	0.552	+3.0%
1951	0.544	-1.4%
1952	0.532	-2.2%
1953	0.539	+1.3%
1954	0.534	-0.9%
1955	0.538	+0.7%
1956	0.533	-0.9%
1957	0.516	-3.2%
1958	0.436	-15.5%
1959	0.408	-6.4%
1960	0.377	-7.6%
1961	0.379	+0.5%
1962	0.386	+1.8%
1963	0.43	+11.4%
1964	0.43	+0.0%
1965	0.427	-0.7%
1966	0.439	+2.8%
1967	0.425	-3.2%
1968	0.427	+0.5%
1969	0.402	-5.9%
1970	0.437	+8.7%
1971	0.418	-4.3%
1972	0.598	+43.1%
1973	0.571	-4.5%
1974	0.55	-3.7%
1975	0.409	-25.6%
1976	0.453	+10.8%
1977	0.525	+15.9%
1978	0.554	+5.5%
1979	0.572	+3.2%
1980	0.572	+0.0%
1981	0.567	-0.9%
1982	0.526	-7.2%
1983	0.496	-5.7%
1984	0.499	+0.6%
1985	0.504	+1.0%
1986	0.514	+2.0%
1987	0.514	+0.0%
1988	0.514	+0.0%
1989	0.509	-1.0%
1990	0.509	+0.0%
1991	0.654	+28.5%
1992	0.658	+0.6%
1993	0.654	-0.6%
1994	0.654	+0.0%
1995	0.654	+0.0%
1996	0.654	+0.0%
1997	0.656	+0.3%
1998	0.656	+0.0%
1999	0.656	+0.0%
2000	0.661	+0.8%
2001	0.653	-1.2%
2002	0.624	-4.4%
2003	0.627	+0.5%
2004	0.581	-7.3%
2005	0.581	+0.0%
2006	0.574	-1.2%
2007	0.535	-6.8%
2008	0.547	+2.2%
2009	0.524	-4.2%
2010	0.521	-0.6%
2011	0.508	-2.5%
2012	0.504	-0.8%
2013	0.47	-6.7%
2014	0.466	-0.9%
2015	0.462	-0.9%
2016	0.457	-1.1%
2017	0.438	-4.2%
2018	0.423	-3.4%
2019	0.392	-7.3%
2020	0.392	+0.0%
2021	0.398	+1.5%
2022	0.423	+6.3%
2023	0.417	-1.4%
2024	0.56	+34.3%
2025	0.628	+12.1%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

Bangladesh's 0.628 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6365, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Bangladesh's 0.628 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.7125, 88% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

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

105 Niger 0.65 compare
106 Morocco 0.645 compare
107 Indonesia 0.63 compare
109 Mexico 0.626 compare
110 Angola 0.624 compare
111 Hong Kong 0.614 compare

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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 key features of human rights in Bangladesh?: Key features of human rights in Bangladesh was 0.628 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Bangladesh?: The highest recorded value was 0.661 in 2000.
What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Bangladesh?: The lowest recorded value was 0.206 in 1857.
How does Bangladesh rank for key features of human rights?: Bangladesh ranks 108th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of human rights 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Key features of human rights
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.