Bangladesh vs Somalia: Participatory political institutions index
Bangladesh
0.283
in 2025
Somalia
0.291
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
143rd
Somalia rank
141st
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Bangladesh
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.291 against 0.283 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 143rd and Somalia ranks 141st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 10 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.147 | 0.092 | 0.055 | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 0.147 | 0.065 | 0.082 | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 0.159 | 0.065 | 0.094 | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 0.218 | 0.065 | 0.153 | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 0.2488 | 0.0745 | 0.1743 | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 0.1718 | 0.2497 | 0.0779 | Somalia |
| 1960s | 0.1202 | 0.2543 | 0.1341 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.2065 | 0.1537 | 0.0528 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.2766 | 0.132 | 0.1446 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.3396 | 0.1837 | 0.1559 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.3311 | 0.2276 | 0.1035 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.2858 | 0.2588 | 0.027 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.261 | 0.2777 | 0.0167 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Bangladesh or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.291 against 0.283 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Bangladesh and Somalia?
- 0.008, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Somalia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Somalia rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Bangladesh ranks 143rd and Somalia ranks 141st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.