Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Equal Access to Power Index
Bangladesh
0.44
in 2025
Pakistan
0.477
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
126th
Pakistan rank
124th
Equal Access to Power Index over time
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.477 against 0.44 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.037.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Pakistan ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 126th and Pakistan ranks 124th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.207 | 0.207 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.207 | 0.207 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.207 | 0.207 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.4518 | 0.4518 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.513 | 0.513 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.513 | 0.513 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.513 | 0.513 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.5154 | 0.5154 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.537 | 0.537 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.549 | 0.549 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.5935 | 0.5935 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.518 | 0.518 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.294 | 0.294 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.334 | 0.334 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.5644 | 0.338 | 0.2264 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.6026 | 0.3516 | 0.251 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.5372 | 0.402 | 0.1352 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.5197 | 0.3892 | 0.1305 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.4526 | 0.3848 | 0.0678 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.3313 | 0.4105 | 0.0792 | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal access to power index, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.477 against 0.44 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal access to power index between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 0.037, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for equal access to power index?
- Bangladesh ranks 126th and Pakistan ranks 124th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Access to Power Index. 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 access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.