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Legislative Checks on Government Index in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.136 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.136
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
151st
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.447
in 1935
All-time low
0.099
in 2014
Years of data
232
1789–2023

Legislative Checks on Government Index in Bangladesh, 1789–2023

0.10.20.30.4178919062023

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

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 0.136 for legislative checks on government index in 2023.

The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.447 in 1935 and was at its lowest, 0.099, in 2014.

Bangladesh ranks 151st of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Legislative Checks on Government Index in Bangladesh, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.204 —
1790 0.204 +0.0%
1791 0.204 +0.0%
1792 0.204 +0.0%
1793 0.204 +0.0%
1794 0.204 +0.0%
1795 0.204 +0.0%
1796 0.204 +0.0%
1797 0.204 +0.0%
1798 0.204 +0.0%
1799 0.204 +0.0%
1800 0.204 +0.0%
1801 0.204 +0.0%
1802 0.204 +0.0%
1803 0.204 +0.0%
1804 0.204 +0.0%
1805 0.204 +0.0%
1806 0.204 +0.0%
1807 0.204 +0.0%
1808 0.204 +0.0%
1809 0.204 +0.0%
1810 0.204 +0.0%
1811 0.204 +0.0%
1812 0.204 +0.0%
1813 0.204 +0.0%
1814 0.204 +0.0%
1815 0.204 +0.0%
1816 0.204 +0.0%
1817 0.204 +0.0%
1818 0.204 +0.0%
1819 0.204 +0.0%
1820 0.204 +0.0%
1821 0.204 +0.0%
1822 0.204 +0.0%
1823 0.204 +0.0%
1824 0.204 +0.0%
1825 0.204 +0.0%
1826 0.204 +0.0%
1827 0.204 +0.0%
1828 0.204 +0.0%
1829 0.204 +0.0%
1830 0.204 +0.0%
1831 0.204 +0.0%
1832 0.204 +0.0%
1833 0.295 +44.6%
1834 0.295 +0.0%
1835 0.295 +0.0%
1836 0.295 +0.0%
1837 0.295 +0.0%
1838 0.295 +0.0%
1839 0.295 +0.0%
1840 0.295 +0.0%
1841 0.295 +0.0%
1842 0.295 +0.0%
1843 0.295 +0.0%
1844 0.295 +0.0%
1845 0.295 +0.0%
1846 0.295 +0.0%
1847 0.295 +0.0%
1848 0.295 +0.0%
1849 0.295 +0.0%
1850 0.295 +0.0%
1851 0.295 +0.0%
1852 0.295 +0.0%
1853 0.295 +0.0%
1854 0.295 +0.0%
1855 0.295 +0.0%
1856 0.295 +0.0%
1857 0.295 +0.0%
1858 0.295 +0.0%
1859 0.295 +0.0%
1860 0.295 +0.0%
1861 0.295 +0.0%
1862 0.295 +0.0%
1863 0.295 +0.0%
1864 0.295 +0.0%
1865 0.295 +0.0%
1866 0.295 +0.0%
1867 0.295 +0.0%
1868 0.295 +0.0%
1869 0.295 +0.0%
1870 0.295 +0.0%
1871 0.295 +0.0%
1872 0.295 +0.0%
1873 0.295 +0.0%
1874 0.295 +0.0%
1875 0.295 +0.0%
1876 0.295 +0.0%
1877 0.295 +0.0%
1878 0.295 +0.0%
1879 0.295 +0.0%
1880 0.295 +0.0%
1881 0.295 +0.0%
1882 0.295 +0.0%
1883 0.295 +0.0%
1884 0.295 +0.0%
1885 0.295 +0.0%
1886 0.295 +0.0%
1887 0.295 +0.0%
1888 0.295 +0.0%
1889 0.295 +0.0%
1890 0.295 +0.0%
1891 0.295 +0.0%
1892 0.295 +0.0%
1893 0.295 +0.0%
1894 0.295 +0.0%
1895 0.295 +0.0%
1896 0.295 +0.0%
1897 0.295 +0.0%
1898 0.295 +0.0%
1899 0.295 +0.0%
1900 0.142 -51.9%
1901 0.142 +0.0%
1902 0.142 +0.0%
1903 0.142 +0.0%
1904 0.142 +0.0%
1905 0.142 +0.0%
1906 0.142 +0.0%
1907 0.142 +0.0%
1908 0.142 +0.0%
1909 0.142 +0.0%
1910 0.142 +0.0%
1911 0.142 +0.0%
1912 0.142 +0.0%
1913 0.142 +0.0%
1914 0.142 +0.0%
1915 0.142 +0.0%
1916 0.142 +0.0%
1917 0.142 +0.0%
1918 0.142 +0.0%
1919 0.142 +0.0%
1920 0.142 +0.0%
1921 0.142 +0.0%
1922 0.142 +0.0%
1923 0.142 +0.0%
1924 0.142 +0.0%
1925 0.142 +0.0%
1926 0.142 +0.0%
1927 0.142 +0.0%
1928 0.142 +0.0%
1929 0.142 +0.0%
1930 0.142 +0.0%
1931 0.142 +0.0%
1932 0.142 +0.0%
1933 0.142 +0.0%
1934 0.142 +0.0%
1935 0.447 +214.8%
1936 0.447 +0.0%
1937 0.447 +0.0%
1938 0.447 +0.0%
1939 0.447 +0.0%
1940 0.447 +0.0%
1941 0.447 +0.0%
1942 0.447 +0.0%
1943 0.447 +0.0%
1944 0.447 +0.0%
1945 0.447 +0.0%
1946 0.447 +0.0%
1947 0.44 -1.6%
1948 0.44 +0.0%
1949 0.385 -12.5%
1950 0.385 +0.0%
1951 0.385 +0.0%
1952 0.385 +0.0%
1953 0.434 +12.7%
1954 0.434 +0.0%
1955 0.434 +0.0%
1956 0.414 -4.6%
1957 0.414 +0.0%
1958 0.407 -1.7%
1962 0.304 -25.3%
1963 0.304 +0.0%
1964 0.384 +26.3%
1965 0.384 +0.0%
1966 0.384 +0.0%
1967 0.384 +0.0%
1968 0.384 +0.0%
1969 0.418 +8.9%
1970 0.418 +0.0%
1971 0.347 -17.0%
1972 0.347 +0.0%
1973 0.103 -70.3%
1974 0.126 +22.3%
1975 0.154 +22.2%
1976 0.229 +48.7%
1977 0.229 +0.0%
1978 0.229 +0.0%
1979 0.142 -38.0%
1980 0.128 -9.9%
1981 0.128 +0.0%
1982 0.173 +35.2%
1983 0.227 +31.2%
1984 0.227 +0.0%
1985 0.227 +0.0%
1986 0.235 +3.5%
1987 0.147 -37.4%
1988 0.127 -13.6%
1989 0.127 +0.0%
1990 0.185 +45.7%
1991 0.207 +11.9%
1992 0.226 +9.2%
1993 0.226 +0.0%
1994 0.226 +0.0%
1995 0.226 +0.0%
1996 0.226 +0.0%
1997 0.226 +0.0%
1998 0.226 +0.0%
1999 0.226 +0.0%
2000 0.226 +0.0%
2001 0.226 +0.0%
2002 0.226 +0.0%
2003 0.226 +0.0%
2004 0.226 +0.0%
2005 0.226 +0.0%
2006 0.279 +23.5%
2007 0.374 +34.1%
2008 0.374 +0.0%
2009 0.264 -29.4%
2010 0.173 -34.5%
2011 0.173 +0.0%
2012 0.173 +0.0%
2013 0.166 -4.0%
2014 0.099 -40.4%
2015 0.1 +1.0%
2016 0.1 +0.0%
2017 0.112 +12.0%
2018 0.106 -5.4%
2019 0.123 +16.0%
2020 0.101 -17.9%
2021 0.115 +13.9%
2022 0.125 +8.7%
2023 0.136 +8.8%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 0.136 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.424, 32% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 0.136 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.66, 21% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.204 0.204 0.204 1
1790s 0.204 0.204 0.204 10
1800s 0.204 0.204 0.204 10
1810s 0.204 0.204 0.204 10
1820s 0.204 0.204 0.204 10
1830s 0.2677 0.204 0.295 10
1840s 0.295 0.295 0.295 10
1850s 0.295 0.295 0.295 10
1860s 0.295 0.295 0.295 10
1870s 0.295 0.295 0.295 10
1880s 0.295 0.295 0.295 10
1890s 0.295 0.295 0.295 10
1900s 0.142 0.142 0.142 10
1910s 0.142 0.142 0.142 10
1920s 0.142 0.142 0.142 10
1930s 0.2945 0.142 0.447 10
1940s 0.4394 0.385 0.447 10
1950s 0.4102 0.385 0.434 9
1960s 0.3683 0.304 0.418 8
1970s 0.2324 0.103 0.418 10
1980s 0.1746 0.127 0.235 10
1990s 0.22 0.185 0.226 10
2000s 0.2647 0.226 0.374 10
2010s 0.1325 0.099 0.173 10
2020s 0.1193 0.101 0.136 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 148 Gabon 0.145 compare
  2. 149 Equatorial Guinea 0.144 compare
  3. 150 Djibouti 0.141 compare
  4. 152 Turkey 0.133 compare
  5. 153 Burundi 0.129 compare
  6. 154 Chad 0.127 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is legislative checks on government index in Bangladesh?
Legislative checks on government index in Bangladesh was 0.136 in 2023, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.447 in 1935.
What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.099 in 2014.
How does Bangladesh rank for legislative checks on government index?
Bangladesh ranks 151st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Legislative Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 23,601 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.