Bangladesh vs Egypt: Rule of law index
Bangladesh
0.311
in 2025
Egypt
0.321
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
124th
Egypt rank
121st
Rule of law index over time
- Bangladesh
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.321 against 0.311 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Egypt ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 124th and Egypt ranks 121st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 13 and Egypt in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.355 | 0.507 | 0.152 | Egypt |
| 1790s | 0.37 | 0.4886 | 0.1186 | Egypt |
| 1800s | 0.37 | 0.3958 | 0.0258 | Egypt |
| 1810s | 0.37 | 0.373 | 0.003 | Egypt |
| 1820s | 0.37 | 0.358 | 0.012 | Bangladesh |
| 1830s | 0.4312 | 0.358 | 0.0732 | Bangladesh |
| 1840s | 0.472 | 0.3629 | 0.1091 | Bangladesh |
| 1850s | 0.5085 | 0.3782 | 0.1303 | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 0.8172 | 0.3359 | 0.4813 | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 0.828 | 0.3472 | 0.4808 | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 0.828 | 0.4824 | 0.3456 | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 0.828 | 0.496 | 0.332 | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 0.806 | 0.5538 | 0.2522 | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 0.815 | 0.548 | 0.267 | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 0.815 | 0.541 | 0.274 | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 0.832 | 0.541 | 0.291 | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 0.7808 | 0.5548 | 0.226 | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 0.5268 | 0.539 | 0.0122 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.4802 | 0.488 | 0.0078 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.2919 | 0.4386 | 0.1467 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.2156 | 0.3938 | 0.1782 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.2761 | 0.3404 | 0.0643 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.2344 | 0.3249 | 0.0905 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.1211 | 0.3553 | 0.2342 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.138 | 0.3427 | 0.2047 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Bangladesh or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 0.321 against 0.311 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 0.01, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for rule of law index?
- Bangladesh ranks 124th and Egypt ranks 121st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Rule of law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.