Bangladesh vs Bhutan: Political civil liberties index
Bangladesh
0.636
in 2025
Bhutan
0.658
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
101st
Bhutan rank
98th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.658 against 0.636 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.022.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 101st and Bhutan ranks 98th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 11 and Bhutan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3211 | 0.137 | 0.1841 | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 0.323 | 0.129 | 0.194 | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 0.323 | 0.129 | 0.194 | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 0.351 | 0.129 | 0.222 | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 0.4332 | 0.1461 | 0.2871 | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 0.4836 | 0.2007 | 0.2829 | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 0.3568 | 0.2489 | 0.1079 | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 0.5163 | 0.265 | 0.2513 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.4988 | 0.2826 | 0.2162 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.6967 | 0.3099 | 0.3868 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.6538 | 0.4611 | 0.1927 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.4695 | 0.6963 | 0.2268 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.4353 | 0.6865 | 0.2512 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Bangladesh or Bhutan?
- Bhutan, at 0.658 against 0.636 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Bangladesh and Bhutan?
- 0.022, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Bhutan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Bhutan rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Bangladesh ranks 101st and Bhutan ranks 98th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.