Bangladesh vs Myanmar: Multi-party elections
Bangladesh
1
in 2024
Myanmar
1
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
1st
Myanmar rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Bangladesh
- Myanmar
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1 against 1 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Myanmar ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 1st and Myanmar ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections, Bangladesh or Myanmar?
- Bangladesh, at 1 against 1 in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Bangladesh and Myanmar?
- 0, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Myanmar?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2021.
- How do Bangladesh and Myanmar rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st and Myanmar ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.