Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Equal Resource Distribution Index
Bangladesh
0.156
in 2025
Pakistan
0.15
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
159th
Pakistan rank
160th
Equal Resource Distribution Index over time
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.156 against 0.15 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Pakistan ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 159th and Pakistan ranks 160th of 175 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0273 | 0.0273 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.041 | 0.041 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.0477 | 0.0477 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.0908 | 0.0908 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.1031 | 0.1031 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.1518 | 0.1056 | 0.0462 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.1674 | 0.109 | 0.0584 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.159 | 0.1088 | 0.0502 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.1582 | 0.1168 | 0.0414 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.1617 | 0.11 | 0.0517 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.1488 | 0.1333 | 0.0155 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
- Bangladesh, at 0.156 against 0.15 in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 0.006, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for equal resource distribution index?
- Bangladesh ranks 159th and Pakistan ranks 160th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution 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 all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.