Political rights score fh in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Political rights score fh was 15 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
15
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
128th
of 197 countries
All-time high
26
in 2009
All-time low
12
in 2007
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Bangladesh, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Bangladesh is 15, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Bangladesh peaked at 26 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2007.
That places Bangladesh 128th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21 | — |
| 2003 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 | -45.5% |
| 2008 | 22 | +83.3% |
| 2009 | 26 | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 21 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 17 | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 15 | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 15 | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21 | 12 | 26 | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.3 | 15 | 26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.17 | 15 | 16 | 6 |
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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 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 rights score fh in Bangladesh?
- Political rights score fh in Bangladesh was 15 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 26 in 2009.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2007.
- How does Bangladesh rank for political rights score fh?
- Bangladesh ranks 128th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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 Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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