Bangladesh vs Philippines: Political civil liberties index
Bangladesh
0.636
in 2025
Philippines
0.641
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
101st
Philippines rank
100th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Bangladesh
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.641 against 0.636 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Philippines ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 101st and Philippines ranks 100th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3211 | 0.378 | 0.0569 | Philippines |
| 1910s | 0.323 | 0.4468 | 0.1238 | Philippines |
| 1920s | 0.323 | 0.474 | 0.151 | Philippines |
| 1930s | 0.351 | 0.5092 | 0.1582 | Philippines |
| 1940s | 0.4332 | 0.3911 | 0.0421 | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 0.4836 | 0.6593 | 0.1757 | Philippines |
| 1960s | 0.3568 | 0.6633 | 0.3065 | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0.5163 | 0.2164 | 0.2999 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.4988 | 0.3905 | 0.1083 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.6967 | 0.8648 | 0.1681 | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.6538 | 0.8057 | 0.1519 | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.4695 | 0.7847 | 0.3152 | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.4353 | 0.6077 | 0.1723 | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Bangladesh or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.641 against 0.636 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Bangladesh and Philippines?
- 0.005, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Philippines?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Philippines rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Bangladesh ranks 101st and Philippines ranks 100th 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.