Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index was 0.78 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.78
Change on year
down 15.4%
World rank
39th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.922
in 2024
All-time low
0.649
in 1973
Years of data
55
1971–2025
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Bangladesh, 1971–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Bangladesh is 0.78, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.922 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.649, in 1973.
That places Bangladesh 39th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.711 | — |
| 1972 | 0.728 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.649 | -10.9% |
| 1974 | 0.729 | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 0.76 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.786 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.786 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.786 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.766 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.759 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.759 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.803 | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.843 | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.864 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.788 | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.813 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.813 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.813 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.813 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.796 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.804 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.845 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.845 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.845 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.845 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.845 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.795 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.902 | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.912 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.899 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.885 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.888 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.897 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.899 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.895 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.906 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.919 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.908 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.922 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.78 | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7446 | 0.649 | 0.786 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8285 | 0.759 | 0.864 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8088 | 0.788 | 0.864 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8325 | 0.795 | 0.902 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9004 | 0.885 | 0.912 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8883 | 0.78 | 0.922 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Bangladesh?
- Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Bangladesh was 0.78 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.922 in 2024.
- What is the lowest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.649 in 1973.
- How does Bangladesh rank for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index?
- Bangladesh ranks 39th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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