Bangladesh vs Latvia: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Bangladesh
1.31
in 2025
Latvia
1.32
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
59th
Latvia rank
58th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Bangladesh
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.32 against 1.31 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 59th and Latvia ranks 58th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 20 and Latvia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.136 | -0.941 | 1.08 | Bangladesh |
| 1790s | 0.136 | -0.941 | 1.08 | Bangladesh |
| 1800s | 0.136 | -0.941 | 1.08 | Bangladesh |
| 1810s | 0.136 | -0.941 | 1.08 | Bangladesh |
| 1820s | 0.136 | -0.941 | 1.08 | Bangladesh |
| 1830s | 0.136 | -0.941 | 1.08 | Bangladesh |
| 1840s | 0.136 | -0.941 | 1.08 | Bangladesh |
| 1850s | 0.136 | -0.941 | 1.08 | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 0.136 | -0.941 | 1.08 | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 0.136 | -0.941 | 1.08 | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 0.136 | -0.941 | 1.08 | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 0.136 | -0.941 | 1.08 | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 0.153 | -0.8888 | 1.04 | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 0.306 | -0.286 | 0.592 | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 0.306 | 1 | 0.699 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.5177 | 0.1214 | 0.3963 | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 0.3825 | 1.48 | 1.1 | Latvia |
| 1950s | -0.216 | 1.77 | 1.99 | Latvia |
| 1960s | -0.216 | 1.92 | 2.14 | Latvia |
| 1970s | 1.54 | 1.92 | 0.3839 | Latvia |
| 1980s | 1.73 | 1.66 | 0.0717 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1.73 | 0.7714 | 0.9616 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.71 | 0.88 | 0.8332 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.64 | 0.9939 | 0.6416 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.21 | 1.15 | 0.065 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Bangladesh or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.32 against 1.31 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Bangladesh and Latvia?
- 0.01, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Latvia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Latvia rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Bangladesh ranks 59th and Latvia ranks 58th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups 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 social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.