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Judicial Checks on Government Index in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.432 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.432
Change on year
up 39.8%
World rank
113th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.789
in 1935
All-time low
0.111
in 2022
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Bangladesh, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.8178919072025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for judicial checks on government index in Bangladesh is 0.432, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 39.8% on the previous year and up 134.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.789 in 1935 and was at its lowest, 0.111, in 2022.

Bangladesh ranks 113th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Bangladesh, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.695 —
1790 0.695 +0.0%
1791 0.695 +0.0%
1792 0.695 +0.0%
1793 0.695 +0.0%
1794 0.695 +0.0%
1795 0.695 +0.0%
1796 0.695 +0.0%
1797 0.695 +0.0%
1798 0.695 +0.0%
1799 0.695 +0.0%
1800 0.695 +0.0%
1801 0.695 +0.0%
1802 0.695 +0.0%
1803 0.695 +0.0%
1804 0.695 +0.0%
1805 0.695 +0.0%
1806 0.695 +0.0%
1807 0.695 +0.0%
1808 0.695 +0.0%
1809 0.695 +0.0%
1810 0.695 +0.0%
1811 0.695 +0.0%
1812 0.695 +0.0%
1813 0.695 +0.0%
1814 0.695 +0.0%
1815 0.695 +0.0%
1816 0.695 +0.0%
1817 0.695 +0.0%
1818 0.695 +0.0%
1819 0.695 +0.0%
1820 0.695 +0.0%
1821 0.695 +0.0%
1822 0.695 +0.0%
1823 0.695 +0.0%
1824 0.695 +0.0%
1825 0.695 +0.0%
1826 0.695 +0.0%
1827 0.695 +0.0%
1828 0.695 +0.0%
1829 0.695 +0.0%
1830 0.695 +0.0%
1831 0.695 +0.0%
1832 0.695 +0.0%
1833 0.695 +0.0%
1834 0.695 +0.0%
1835 0.695 +0.0%
1836 0.695 +0.0%
1837 0.695 +0.0%
1838 0.695 +0.0%
1839 0.695 +0.0%
1840 0.695 +0.0%
1841 0.695 +0.0%
1842 0.695 +0.0%
1843 0.695 +0.0%
1844 0.695 +0.0%
1845 0.695 +0.0%
1846 0.695 +0.0%
1847 0.695 +0.0%
1848 0.695 +0.0%
1849 0.695 +0.0%
1850 0.695 +0.0%
1851 0.695 +0.0%
1852 0.695 +0.0%
1853 0.695 +0.0%
1854 0.695 +0.0%
1855 0.695 +0.0%
1856 0.695 +0.0%
1857 0.695 +0.0%
1858 0.695 +0.0%
1859 0.695 +0.0%
1860 0.695 +0.0%
1861 0.695 +0.0%
1862 0.695 +0.0%
1863 0.695 +0.0%
1864 0.695 +0.0%
1865 0.695 +0.0%
1866 0.695 +0.0%
1867 0.695 +0.0%
1868 0.695 +0.0%
1869 0.695 +0.0%
1870 0.695 +0.0%
1871 0.695 +0.0%
1872 0.695 +0.0%
1873 0.695 +0.0%
1874 0.695 +0.0%
1875 0.695 +0.0%
1876 0.695 +0.0%
1877 0.695 +0.0%
1878 0.695 +0.0%
1879 0.695 +0.0%
1880 0.695 +0.0%
1881 0.695 +0.0%
1882 0.695 +0.0%
1883 0.695 +0.0%
1884 0.695 +0.0%
1885 0.695 +0.0%
1886 0.695 +0.0%
1887 0.695 +0.0%
1888 0.695 +0.0%
1889 0.695 +0.0%
1890 0.695 +0.0%
1891 0.695 +0.0%
1892 0.695 +0.0%
1893 0.695 +0.0%
1894 0.695 +0.0%
1895 0.695 +0.0%
1896 0.695 +0.0%
1897 0.695 +0.0%
1898 0.695 +0.0%
1899 0.695 +0.0%
1900 0.64 -7.9%
1901 0.64 +0.0%
1902 0.64 +0.0%
1903 0.64 +0.0%
1904 0.64 +0.0%
1905 0.64 +0.0%
1906 0.64 +0.0%
1907 0.64 +0.0%
1908 0.64 +0.0%
1909 0.64 +0.0%
1910 0.655 +2.3%
1911 0.655 +0.0%
1912 0.655 +0.0%
1913 0.655 +0.0%
1914 0.655 +0.0%
1915 0.655 +0.0%
1916 0.655 +0.0%
1917 0.655 +0.0%
1918 0.655 +0.0%
1919 0.655 +0.0%
1920 0.655 +0.0%
1921 0.655 +0.0%
1922 0.655 +0.0%
1923 0.655 +0.0%
1924 0.655 +0.0%
1925 0.655 +0.0%
1926 0.655 +0.0%
1927 0.655 +0.0%
1928 0.655 +0.0%
1929 0.655 +0.0%
1930 0.655 +0.0%
1931 0.655 +0.0%
1932 0.655 +0.0%
1933 0.655 +0.0%
1934 0.655 +0.0%
1935 0.789 +20.5%
1936 0.789 +0.0%
1937 0.789 +0.0%
1938 0.789 +0.0%
1939 0.789 +0.0%
1940 0.789 +0.0%
1941 0.789 +0.0%
1942 0.789 +0.0%
1943 0.789 +0.0%
1944 0.789 +0.0%
1945 0.789 +0.0%
1946 0.789 +0.0%
1947 0.563 -28.6%
1948 0.625 +11.0%
1949 0.625 +0.0%
1950 0.593 -5.1%
1951 0.593 +0.0%
1952 0.593 +0.0%
1953 0.593 +0.0%
1954 0.559 -5.7%
1955 0.559 +0.0%
1956 0.517 -7.5%
1957 0.538 +4.1%
1958 0.278 -48.3%
1959 0.347 +24.8%
1960 0.347 +0.0%
1961 0.347 +0.0%
1962 0.375 +8.1%
1963 0.386 +2.9%
1964 0.386 +0.0%
1965 0.386 +0.0%
1966 0.423 +9.6%
1967 0.423 +0.0%
1968 0.423 +0.0%
1969 0.328 -22.5%
1970 0.408 +24.4%
1971 0.52 +27.5%
1972 0.52 +0.0%
1973 0.52 +0.0%
1974 0.52 +0.0%
1975 0.468 -10.0%
1976 0.455 -2.8%
1977 0.455 +0.0%
1978 0.455 +0.0%
1979 0.455 +0.0%
1980 0.455 +0.0%
1981 0.455 +0.0%
1982 0.455 +0.0%
1983 0.455 +0.0%
1984 0.455 +0.0%
1985 0.455 +0.0%
1986 0.455 +0.0%
1987 0.455 +0.0%
1988 0.455 +0.0%
1989 0.455 +0.0%
1990 0.451 -0.9%
1991 0.471 +4.4%
1992 0.471 +0.0%
1993 0.471 +0.0%
1994 0.471 +0.0%
1995 0.471 +0.0%
1996 0.487 +3.4%
1997 0.487 +0.0%
1998 0.487 +0.0%
1999 0.487 +0.0%
2000 0.5 +2.7%
2001 0.477 -4.6%
2002 0.416 -12.8%
2003 0.416 +0.0%
2004 0.416 +0.0%
2005 0.416 +0.0%
2006 0.416 +0.0%
2007 0.38 -8.7%
2008 0.381 +0.3%
2009 0.345 -9.4%
2010 0.229 -33.6%
2011 0.229 +0.0%
2012 0.229 +0.0%
2013 0.201 -12.2%
2014 0.195 -3.0%
2015 0.184 -5.6%
2016 0.197 +7.1%
2017 0.201 +2.0%
2018 0.188 -6.5%
2019 0.164 -12.8%
2020 0.185 +12.8%
2021 0.149 -19.5%
2022 0.111 -25.5%
2023 0.138 +24.3%
2024 0.309 +123.9%
2025 0.432 +39.8%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 0.432 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.505, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 0.432 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.743, 58% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.695 0.695 0.695 1
1790s 0.695 0.695 0.695 10
1800s 0.695 0.695 0.695 10
1810s 0.695 0.695 0.695 10
1820s 0.695 0.695 0.695 10
1830s 0.695 0.695 0.695 10
1840s 0.695 0.695 0.695 10
1850s 0.695 0.695 0.695 10
1860s 0.695 0.695 0.695 10
1870s 0.695 0.695 0.695 10
1880s 0.695 0.695 0.695 10
1890s 0.695 0.695 0.695 10
1900s 0.64 0.64 0.64 10
1910s 0.655 0.655 0.655 10
1920s 0.655 0.655 0.655 10
1930s 0.722 0.655 0.789 10
1940s 0.7336 0.563 0.789 10
1950s 0.517 0.278 0.593 10
1960s 0.3824 0.328 0.423 10
1970s 0.4776 0.408 0.52 10
1980s 0.455 0.455 0.455 10
1990s 0.4754 0.451 0.487 10
2000s 0.4163 0.345 0.5 10
2010s 0.2017 0.164 0.229 10
2020s 0.2207 0.111 0.432 6

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 110 Ecuador 0.487 compare
  2. 111 North Macedonia 0.459 compare
  3. 112 Oman 0.435 compare
  4. 114 Cote d'Ivoire 0.429 compare
  5. 115 Nigeria 0.418 compare
  6. 116 Serbia 0.415 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Bangladesh?
Judicial checks on government index in Bangladesh was 0.432 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.789 in 1935.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.111 in 2022.
How does Bangladesh rank for judicial checks on government index?
Bangladesh ranks 113th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 134.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.