What is equal access to power index in Bangladesh?

Equal access to power index in Bangladesh was 0.44 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Bangladesh?

The highest recorded value was 0.614 in 1935.

What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Bangladesh?

The lowest recorded value was 0.207 in 1789.

How does Bangladesh rank for equal access to power index?

Bangladesh ranks 126th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Bangladesh?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Bangladesh data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Equal Access to Power Index in Bangladesh

Name: Equal Access to Power Index in Bangladesh
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bangladesh: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.44 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.44

Change on year

up 15.8%

World rank

126th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.614

in 1935

All-time low

0.207

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Equal Access to Power Index in Bangladesh, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, equal access to power index in Bangladesh stood at 0.44.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.8% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.614 in 1935 and was at its lowest, 0.207, in 1789.

Bangladesh ranks 126th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Equal Access to Power Index in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Equal Access to Power Index in Bangladesh, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.207	—
1790	0.207	+0.0%
1791	0.207	+0.0%
1792	0.207	+0.0%
1793	0.207	+0.0%
1794	0.207	+0.0%
1795	0.207	+0.0%
1796	0.207	+0.0%
1797	0.207	+0.0%
1798	0.207	+0.0%
1799	0.207	+0.0%
1800	0.207	+0.0%
1801	0.207	+0.0%
1802	0.207	+0.0%
1803	0.207	+0.0%
1804	0.207	+0.0%
1805	0.207	+0.0%
1806	0.207	+0.0%
1807	0.207	+0.0%
1808	0.207	+0.0%
1809	0.207	+0.0%
1810	0.207	+0.0%
1811	0.207	+0.0%
1812	0.207	+0.0%
1813	0.207	+0.0%
1814	0.207	+0.0%
1815	0.207	+0.0%
1816	0.207	+0.0%
1817	0.207	+0.0%
1818	0.207	+0.0%
1819	0.207	+0.0%
1820	0.207	+0.0%
1821	0.207	+0.0%
1822	0.207	+0.0%
1823	0.207	+0.0%
1824	0.207	+0.0%
1825	0.207	+0.0%
1826	0.207	+0.0%
1827	0.207	+0.0%
1828	0.207	+0.0%
1829	0.207	+0.0%
1830	0.207	+0.0%
1831	0.207	+0.0%
1832	0.207	+0.0%
1833	0.207	+0.0%
1834	0.207	+0.0%
1835	0.207	+0.0%
1836	0.207	+0.0%
1837	0.207	+0.0%
1838	0.207	+0.0%
1839	0.207	+0.0%
1840	0.207	+0.0%
1841	0.207	+0.0%
1842	0.207	+0.0%
1843	0.207	+0.0%
1844	0.207	+0.0%
1845	0.207	+0.0%
1846	0.207	+0.0%
1847	0.207	+0.0%
1848	0.207	+0.0%
1849	0.207	+0.0%
1850	0.207	+0.0%
1851	0.207	+0.0%
1852	0.207	+0.0%
1853	0.207	+0.0%
1854	0.207	+0.0%
1855	0.207	+0.0%
1856	0.207	+0.0%
1857	0.207	+0.0%
1858	0.207	+0.0%
1859	0.207	+0.0%
1860	0.207	+0.0%
1861	0.207	+0.0%
1862	0.513	+147.8%
1863	0.513	+0.0%
1864	0.513	+0.0%
1865	0.513	+0.0%
1866	0.513	+0.0%
1867	0.513	+0.0%
1868	0.513	+0.0%
1869	0.513	+0.0%
1870	0.513	+0.0%
1871	0.513	+0.0%
1872	0.513	+0.0%
1873	0.513	+0.0%
1874	0.513	+0.0%
1875	0.513	+0.0%
1876	0.513	+0.0%
1877	0.513	+0.0%
1878	0.513	+0.0%
1879	0.513	+0.0%
1880	0.513	+0.0%
1881	0.513	+0.0%
1882	0.513	+0.0%
1883	0.513	+0.0%
1884	0.513	+0.0%
1885	0.513	+0.0%
1886	0.513	+0.0%
1887	0.513	+0.0%
1888	0.513	+0.0%
1889	0.513	+0.0%
1890	0.513	+0.0%
1891	0.513	+0.0%
1892	0.513	+0.0%
1893	0.513	+0.0%
1894	0.513	+0.0%
1895	0.513	+0.0%
1896	0.513	+0.0%
1897	0.513	+0.0%
1898	0.513	+0.0%
1899	0.513	+0.0%
1900	0.513	+0.0%
1901	0.513	+0.0%
1902	0.513	+0.0%
1903	0.513	+0.0%
1904	0.513	+0.0%
1905	0.513	+0.0%
1906	0.513	+0.0%
1907	0.513	+0.0%
1908	0.513	+0.0%
1909	0.537	+4.7%
1910	0.537	+0.0%
1911	0.537	+0.0%
1912	0.537	+0.0%
1913	0.537	+0.0%
1914	0.537	+0.0%
1915	0.537	+0.0%
1916	0.537	+0.0%
1917	0.537	+0.0%
1918	0.537	+0.0%
1919	0.537	+0.0%
1920	0.549	+2.2%
1921	0.549	+0.0%
1922	0.549	+0.0%
1923	0.549	+0.0%
1924	0.549	+0.0%
1925	0.549	+0.0%
1926	0.549	+0.0%
1927	0.549	+0.0%
1928	0.549	+0.0%
1929	0.549	+0.0%
1930	0.549	+0.0%
1931	0.549	+0.0%
1932	0.549	+0.0%
1933	0.609	+10.9%
1934	0.609	+0.0%
1935	0.614	+0.8%
1936	0.614	+0.0%
1937	0.614	+0.0%
1938	0.614	+0.0%
1939	0.614	+0.0%
1940	0.614	+0.0%
1941	0.614	+0.0%
1942	0.614	+0.0%
1943	0.614	+0.0%
1944	0.614	+0.0%
1945	0.614	+0.0%
1946	0.614	+0.0%
1947	0.294	-52.1%
1948	0.294	+0.0%
1949	0.294	+0.0%
1950	0.294	+0.0%
1951	0.294	+0.0%
1952	0.294	+0.0%
1953	0.294	+0.0%
1954	0.294	+0.0%
1955	0.294	+0.0%
1956	0.294	+0.0%
1957	0.294	+0.0%
1958	0.294	+0.0%
1959	0.294	+0.0%
1960	0.334	+13.6%
1961	0.334	+0.0%
1962	0.334	+0.0%
1963	0.334	+0.0%
1964	0.334	+0.0%
1965	0.334	+0.0%
1966	0.334	+0.0%
1967	0.334	+0.0%
1968	0.334	+0.0%
1969	0.334	+0.0%
1970	0.334	+0.0%
1971	0.59	+76.6%
1972	0.59	+0.0%
1973	0.59	+0.0%
1974	0.59	+0.0%
1975	0.59	+0.0%
1976	0.59	+0.0%
1977	0.59	+0.0%
1978	0.59	+0.0%
1979	0.59	+0.0%
1980	0.59	+0.0%
1981	0.59	+0.0%
1982	0.59	+0.0%
1983	0.59	+0.0%
1984	0.611	+3.6%
1985	0.611	+0.0%
1986	0.611	+0.0%
1987	0.611	+0.0%
1988	0.611	+0.0%
1989	0.611	+0.0%
1990	0.611	+0.0%
1991	0.529	-13.4%
1992	0.529	+0.0%
1993	0.529	+0.0%
1994	0.529	+0.0%
1995	0.529	+0.0%
1996	0.529	+0.0%
1997	0.529	+0.0%
1998	0.529	+0.0%
1999	0.529	+0.0%
2000	0.529	+0.0%
2001	0.529	+0.0%
2002	0.529	+0.0%
2003	0.529	+0.0%
2004	0.529	+0.0%
2005	0.529	+0.0%
2006	0.503	-4.9%
2007	0.486	-3.4%
2008	0.486	+0.0%
2009	0.548	+12.8%
2010	0.548	+0.0%
2011	0.548	+0.0%
2012	0.548	+0.0%
2013	0.52	-5.1%
2014	0.462	-11.2%
2015	0.458	-0.9%
2016	0.458	+0.0%
2017	0.36	-21.4%
2018	0.312	-13.3%
2019	0.312	+0.0%
2020	0.312	+0.0%
2021	0.29	-7.1%
2022	0.277	-4.5%
2023	0.289	+4.3%
2024	0.38	+31.5%
2025	0.44	+15.8%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

Bangladesh's 0.44 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5685, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Bangladesh's 0.44 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.6445, 68% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.207	0.207	0.207	1
1790s	0.207	0.207	0.207	10
1800s	0.207	0.207	0.207	10
1810s	0.207	0.207	0.207	10
1820s	0.207	0.207	0.207	10
1830s	0.207	0.207	0.207	10
1840s	0.207	0.207	0.207	10
1850s	0.207	0.207	0.207	10
1860s	0.4518	0.207	0.513	10
1870s	0.513	0.513	0.513	10
1880s	0.513	0.513	0.513	10
1890s	0.513	0.513	0.513	10
1900s	0.5154	0.513	0.537	10
1910s	0.537	0.537	0.537	10
1920s	0.549	0.549	0.549	10
1930s	0.5935	0.549	0.614	10
1940s	0.518	0.294	0.614	10
1950s	0.294	0.294	0.294	10
1960s	0.334	0.334	0.334	10
1970s	0.5644	0.334	0.59	10
1980s	0.6026	0.59	0.611	10
1990s	0.5372	0.529	0.611	10
2000s	0.5197	0.486	0.548	10
2010s	0.4526	0.312	0.548	10
2020s	0.3313	0.277	0.44	6

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

123 Somalia 0.489 compare
124 Pakistan 0.477 compare
125 Maldives 0.462 compare
127 Paraguay 0.433 compare
128 Uganda 0.427 compare
129 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.426 compare

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal access to power index in Bangladesh?: Equal access to power index in Bangladesh was 0.44 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Bangladesh?: The highest recorded value was 0.614 in 1935.
What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Bangladesh?: The lowest recorded value was 0.207 in 1789.
How does Bangladesh rank for equal access to power index?: Bangladesh ranks 126th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Bangladesh?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Equal Access to Power Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,486 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.