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Centralization of Political Power Index in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.692 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.692
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
53rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.877
in 2022
All-time low
0.24
in 1935
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Bangladesh, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.8178919072025

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

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 0.692 for centralization of political power index in 2025.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.877 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.24, in 1935.

That places Bangladesh 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Centralization of Political Power Index in Bangladesh, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.527 —
1790 0.527 +0.0%
1791 0.527 +0.0%
1792 0.527 +0.0%
1793 0.527 +0.0%
1794 0.527 +0.0%
1795 0.527 +0.0%
1796 0.527 +0.0%
1797 0.527 +0.0%
1798 0.527 +0.0%
1799 0.527 +0.0%
1800 0.527 +0.0%
1801 0.527 +0.0%
1802 0.527 +0.0%
1803 0.527 +0.0%
1804 0.527 +0.0%
1805 0.527 +0.0%
1806 0.527 +0.0%
1807 0.527 +0.0%
1808 0.527 +0.0%
1809 0.527 +0.0%
1810 0.527 +0.0%
1811 0.527 +0.0%
1812 0.527 +0.0%
1813 0.527 +0.0%
1814 0.527 +0.0%
1815 0.527 +0.0%
1816 0.527 +0.0%
1817 0.527 +0.0%
1818 0.527 +0.0%
1819 0.527 +0.0%
1820 0.527 +0.0%
1821 0.527 +0.0%
1822 0.527 +0.0%
1823 0.527 +0.0%
1824 0.527 +0.0%
1825 0.527 +0.0%
1826 0.527 +0.0%
1827 0.527 +0.0%
1828 0.527 +0.0%
1829 0.527 +0.0%
1830 0.527 +0.0%
1831 0.527 +0.0%
1832 0.527 +0.0%
1833 0.481 -8.7%
1834 0.481 +0.0%
1835 0.481 +0.0%
1836 0.481 +0.0%
1837 0.481 +0.0%
1838 0.481 +0.0%
1839 0.481 +0.0%
1840 0.481 +0.0%
1841 0.481 +0.0%
1842 0.481 +0.0%
1843 0.481 +0.0%
1844 0.481 +0.0%
1845 0.481 +0.0%
1846 0.481 +0.0%
1847 0.481 +0.0%
1848 0.481 +0.0%
1849 0.481 +0.0%
1850 0.481 +0.0%
1851 0.481 +0.0%
1852 0.481 +0.0%
1853 0.481 +0.0%
1854 0.481 +0.0%
1855 0.481 +0.0%
1856 0.481 +0.0%
1857 0.481 +0.0%
1858 0.481 +0.0%
1859 0.481 +0.0%
1860 0.481 +0.0%
1861 0.481 +0.0%
1862 0.481 +0.0%
1863 0.481 +0.0%
1864 0.481 +0.0%
1865 0.481 +0.0%
1866 0.481 +0.0%
1867 0.481 +0.0%
1868 0.481 +0.0%
1869 0.481 +0.0%
1870 0.481 +0.0%
1871 0.481 +0.0%
1872 0.481 +0.0%
1873 0.481 +0.0%
1874 0.481 +0.0%
1875 0.481 +0.0%
1876 0.481 +0.0%
1877 0.481 +0.0%
1878 0.481 +0.0%
1879 0.481 +0.0%
1880 0.481 +0.0%
1881 0.481 +0.0%
1882 0.481 +0.0%
1883 0.481 +0.0%
1884 0.481 +0.0%
1885 0.481 +0.0%
1886 0.481 +0.0%
1887 0.481 +0.0%
1888 0.481 +0.0%
1889 0.481 +0.0%
1890 0.481 +0.0%
1891 0.481 +0.0%
1892 0.481 +0.0%
1893 0.481 +0.0%
1894 0.481 +0.0%
1895 0.481 +0.0%
1896 0.481 +0.0%
1897 0.481 +0.0%
1898 0.481 +0.0%
1899 0.481 +0.0%
1900 0.465 -3.3%
1901 0.465 +0.0%
1902 0.465 +0.0%
1903 0.465 +0.0%
1904 0.465 +0.0%
1905 0.465 +0.0%
1906 0.465 +0.0%
1907 0.465 +0.0%
1908 0.465 +0.0%
1909 0.465 +0.0%
1910 0.446 -4.1%
1911 0.446 +0.0%
1912 0.446 +0.0%
1913 0.446 +0.0%
1914 0.446 +0.0%
1915 0.446 +0.0%
1916 0.446 +0.0%
1917 0.446 +0.0%
1918 0.446 +0.0%
1919 0.446 +0.0%
1920 0.446 +0.0%
1921 0.446 +0.0%
1922 0.446 +0.0%
1923 0.446 +0.0%
1924 0.446 +0.0%
1925 0.446 +0.0%
1926 0.446 +0.0%
1927 0.446 +0.0%
1928 0.446 +0.0%
1929 0.446 +0.0%
1930 0.446 +0.0%
1931 0.446 +0.0%
1932 0.446 +0.0%
1933 0.446 +0.0%
1934 0.446 +0.0%
1935 0.24 -46.2%
1936 0.24 +0.0%
1937 0.24 +0.0%
1938 0.24 +0.0%
1939 0.24 +0.0%
1940 0.24 +0.0%
1941 0.24 +0.0%
1942 0.24 +0.0%
1943 0.24 +0.0%
1944 0.24 +0.0%
1945 0.24 +0.0%
1946 0.24 +0.0%
1947 0.483 +101.2%
1948 0.438 -9.3%
1949 0.429 -2.1%
1950 0.466 +8.6%
1951 0.466 +0.0%
1952 0.466 +0.0%
1953 0.455 -2.4%
1954 0.491 +7.9%
1955 0.491 +0.0%
1956 0.514 +4.7%
1957 0.504 -1.9%
1958 0.698 +38.5%
1959 0.787 +12.8%
1960 0.802 +1.9%
1961 0.802 +0.0%
1962 0.707 -11.8%
1963 0.639 -9.6%
1964 0.639 +0.0%
1965 0.639 +0.0%
1966 0.622 -2.7%
1967 0.622 +0.0%
1968 0.622 +0.0%
1969 0.698 +12.2%
1970 0.685 -1.9%
1971 0.635 -7.3%
1972 0.62 -2.4%
1973 0.644 +3.9%
1974 0.644 +0.0%
1975 0.582 -9.6%
1976 0.67 +15.1%
1977 0.673 +0.4%
1978 0.673 +0.0%
1979 0.641 -4.8%
1980 0.625 -2.5%
1981 0.638 +2.1%
1982 0.618 -3.1%
1983 0.702 +13.6%
1984 0.702 +0.0%
1985 0.702 +0.0%
1986 0.66 -6.0%
1987 0.651 -1.4%
1988 0.651 +0.0%
1989 0.651 +0.0%
1990 0.596 -8.4%
1991 0.522 -12.4%
1992 0.541 +3.6%
1993 0.541 +0.0%
1994 0.541 +0.0%
1995 0.541 +0.0%
1996 0.517 -4.4%
1997 0.52 +0.6%
1998 0.52 +0.0%
1999 0.52 +0.0%
2000 0.508 -2.3%
2001 0.525 +3.3%
2002 0.608 +15.8%
2003 0.608 +0.0%
2004 0.608 +0.0%
2005 0.608 +0.0%
2006 0.598 -1.6%
2007 0.707 +18.2%
2008 0.702 -0.7%
2009 0.746 +6.3%
2010 0.756 +1.3%
2011 0.756 +0.0%
2012 0.757 +0.1%
2013 0.782 +3.3%
2014 0.811 +3.7%
2015 0.802 -1.1%
2016 0.797 -0.6%
2017 0.792 -0.6%
2018 0.817 +3.2%
2019 0.835 +2.2%
2020 0.819 -1.9%
2021 0.838 +2.3%
2022 0.877 +4.7%
2023 0.857 -2.3%
2024 0.738 -13.9%
2025 0.692 -6.2%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 0.692 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5475, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 0.692 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2325, 3.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.527 0.527 0.527 1
1790s 0.527 0.527 0.527 10
1800s 0.527 0.527 0.527 10
1810s 0.527 0.527 0.527 10
1820s 0.527 0.527 0.527 10
1830s 0.4948 0.481 0.527 10
1840s 0.481 0.481 0.481 10
1850s 0.481 0.481 0.481 10
1860s 0.481 0.481 0.481 10
1870s 0.481 0.481 0.481 10
1880s 0.481 0.481 0.481 10
1890s 0.481 0.481 0.481 10
1900s 0.465 0.465 0.465 10
1910s 0.446 0.446 0.446 10
1920s 0.446 0.446 0.446 10
1930s 0.343 0.24 0.446 10
1940s 0.303 0.24 0.483 10
1950s 0.5338 0.455 0.787 10
1960s 0.6792 0.622 0.802 10
1970s 0.6467 0.582 0.685 10
1980s 0.66 0.618 0.702 10
1990s 0.5359 0.517 0.596 10
2000s 0.6218 0.508 0.746 10
2010s 0.7905 0.756 0.835 10
2020s 0.8035 0.692 0.877 6

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 50 Madagascar 0.733 compare
  2. 51 Gabon 0.721 compare
  3. 52 Eswatini 0.694 compare
  4. 54 Uganda 0.672 compare
  5. 55 Mexico 0.669 compare
  6. 56 Armenia 0.655 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Bangladesh?
Centralization of political power index in Bangladesh was 0.692 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.877 in 2022.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.24 in 1935.
How does Bangladesh rank for centralization of political power index?
Bangladesh ranks 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.