What is political centralization index in Bangladesh?

Political centralization index in Bangladesh was 0.692 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Bangladesh?

The highest recorded value was 0.877 in 2022.

What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Bangladesh?

The lowest recorded value was 0.24 in 1935.

How does Bangladesh rank for political centralization index?

Bangladesh ranks 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political centralization 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political centralization index in Bangladesh

Name: Political centralization index in Bangladesh
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bangladesh: Political centralization 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

Political centralization index in Bangladesh, 1789–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 0.692 for political centralization index in 2025.

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

Over the whole period, political centralization 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.

Political centralization index in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Political centralization index in Bangladesh, 1789 to 2025.
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

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

50 Madagascar 0.733 compare
51 Gabon 0.721 compare
52 Eswatini 0.694 compare
54 Uganda 0.672 compare
55 Mexico 0.669 compare
56 Armenia 0.655 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Bangladesh

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
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)

All data for Bangladesh →

Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Bangladesh?: Political centralization index in Bangladesh was 0.692 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Bangladesh?: The highest recorded value was 0.877 in 2022.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Bangladesh?: The lowest recorded value was 0.24 in 1935.
How does Bangladesh rank for political centralization index?: Bangladesh ranks 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 237 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Political centralization index in Bangladesh. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/political-centralization-index/bangladesh/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/political-centralization-index/bangladesh/">Political centralization index in Bangladesh</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Political centralization index
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026