Bangladesh vs India: Civil society participation index
Bangladesh
0.696
in 2025
India
0.694
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
86th
India rank
87th
Civil society participation index over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.696 against 0.694 in India, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was India ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 86th and India ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and India in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.053 | 0.053 | 0 | β |
| 1790s | 0.053 | 0.053 | 0 | β |
| 1800s | 0.053 | 0.053 | 0 | β |
| 1810s | 0.053 | 0.053 | 0 | β |
| 1820s | 0.053 | 0.053 | 0 | β |
| 1830s | 0.0992 | 0.0992 | 0 | β |
| 1840s | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0 | β |
| 1850s | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0 | β |
| 1860s | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0 | β |
| 1870s | 0.1936 | 0.1936 | 0 | β |
| 1880s | 0.307 | 0.307 | 0 | β |
| 1890s | 0.307 | 0.307 | 0 | β |
| 1900s | 0.247 | 0.247 | 0 | β |
| 1910s | 0.247 | 0.247 | 0 | β |
| 1920s | 0.247 | 0.247 | 0 | β |
| 1930s | 0.264 | 0.264 | 0 | β |
| 1940s | 0.2729 | 0.3307 | 0.0578 | India |
| 1950s | 0.2399 | 0.512 | 0.2721 | India |
| 1960s | 0.2209 | 0.512 | 0.2911 | India |
| 1970s | 0.3998 | 0.4903 | 0.0905 | India |
| 1980s | 0.4926 | 0.7078 | 0.2152 | India |
| 1990s | 0.6911 | 0.8051 | 0.114 | India |
| 2000s | 0.7675 | 0.8301 | 0.0626 | India |
| 2010s | 0.7282 | 0.7161 | 0.0121 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.6422 | 0.6497 | 0.0075 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher civil society participation index, Bangladesh or India?
- Bangladesh, at 0.696 against 0.694 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civil society participation index between Bangladesh and India?
- 0.002, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for civil society participation index?
- Bangladesh ranks 86th and India ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Civil society participation index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.