Bangladesh vs United States: Engaged Society Score
Bangladesh
0.782
in 2025
United States
0.771
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
87th
United States rank
89th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Bangladesh
- United States
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.782 against 0.771 in United States, a difference of 0.011.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 87th and United States ranks 89th of 176 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -2.18 | 1.18 | 3.35 | United States |
| 1790s | -2.18 | 1.18 | 3.35 | United States |
| 1800s | -2.18 | 1.18 | 3.35 | United States |
| 1810s | -2.18 | 1.18 | 3.35 | United States |
| 1820s | -2.18 | 1.18 | 3.35 | United States |
| 1830s | -1.58 | 1.18 | 2.76 | United States |
| 1840s | -1.19 | 1.18 | 2.36 | United States |
| 1850s | -1.19 | 1.18 | 2.36 | United States |
| 1860s | -1.19 | 1.18 | 2.36 | United States |
| 1870s | -1.14 | 1.18 | 2.31 | United States |
| 1880s | -1.03 | 1.18 | 2.21 | United States |
| 1890s | -1.03 | 1.18 | 2.21 | United States |
| 1900s | -1 | 1.18 | 2.18 | United States |
| 1910s | -0.729 | 1.27 | 1.99 | United States |
| 1920s | -0.729 | 1.1 | 1.83 | United States |
| 1930s | -0.7965 | 1.56 | 2.36 | United States |
| 1940s | -0.6387 | 1.56 | 2.2 | United States |
| 1950s | -0.2383 | 1.66 | 1.9 | United States |
| 1960s | -0.4304 | 2.14 | 2.57 | United States |
| 1970s | -0.5142 | 2.67 | 3.19 | United States |
| 1980s | -0.4917 | 2.83 | 3.32 | United States |
| 1990s | -0.1033 | 3.17 | 3.28 | United States |
| 2000s | -0.0434 | 2.97 | 3.01 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.4259 | 2.72 | 2.29 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.386 | 1.89 | 1.51 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Bangladesh or United States?
- Bangladesh, at 0.782 against 0.771 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Bangladesh and United States?
- 0.011, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United States?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and United States rank globally for engaged society score?
- Bangladesh ranks 87th and United States ranks 89th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.