Bangladesh vs China: Free and Fair Elections Index
Bangladesh
0
in 2025
China
0
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
157th
China rank
157th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Bangladesh
- China
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0 against 0 in China, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was China ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 157th and China ranks 157th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 9 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.0206 | 0.0206 | China |
| 1920s | 0.4322 | 0.0133 | 0.4189 | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 0.537 | 0 | 0.537 | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 0.422 | 0.0161 | 0.4059 | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.145 | 0 | 0.145 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.1439 | 0 | 0.1439 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.4833 | 0 | 0.4833 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.3609 | 0 | 0.3609 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.2536 | 0 | 0.2536 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.1093 | 0 | 0.1093 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Bangladesh or China?
- Bangladesh, at 0 against 0 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Bangladesh and China?
- 0, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and China?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and China rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Bangladesh ranks 157th and China ranks 157th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections 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 registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.