Lgbt rights index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Lgbt rights index was -0.5397 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
-0.5397
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 192 countries
All-time high
-0.5397
in 2018
All-time low
-1.58
in 1991
Years of data
29
1991–2019
Lgbt rights index in Bangladesh, 1991–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, lgbt rights index in Bangladesh stood at -0.5397. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt rights index in Bangladesh peaked at -0.5397 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -1.58, in 1991.
That places Bangladesh 160th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.56 | -1.58 | -1.54 | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.55 | -1.58 | -1.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8588 | -1.54 | -0.5397 | 10 |
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 lgbt rights index in Bangladesh?
- Lgbt rights index in Bangladesh was -0.5397 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt rights index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5397 in 2018.
- What is the lowest lgbt rights index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.58 in 1991.
- How does Bangladesh rank for lgbt rights index?
- Bangladesh ranks 160th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lgbt rights index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.8%. 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 Lgbt rights index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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