Democracy in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Democracy was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democracy in Bangladesh, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 2 for democracy in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Bangladesh peaked at 4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2017.
Bangladesh ranks 57th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Democracy in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | — |
| 2007 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 2 is below the median for South Asia, which is 4, 50% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.67 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.8 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 57 Algeria 2 compare
- 57 Angola 2 compare
- 57 Benin 2 compare
- 57 Cote d'Ivoire 2 compare
- 57 El Salvador 2 compare
- 57 Georgia 2 compare
- 57 Guatemala 2 compare
- 57 Iraq 2 compare
- 57 Jordan 2 compare
- 57 Kyrgyzstan 2 compare
- 57 Madagascar 2 compare
- 57 Mauritania 2 compare
- 57 Nigeria 2 compare
- 57 Papua New Guinea 2 compare
- 57 Serbia 2 compare
- 57 Singapore 2 compare
- 57 Tanzania 2 compare
- 57 Togo 2 compare
- 57 Tunisia 2 compare
- 57 Turkey 2 compare
- 57 Uganda 2 compare
- 57 United Arab Emirates 2 compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Bangladesh?
- Democracy in Bangladesh was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2017.
- How does Bangladesh rank for democracy?
- Bangladesh ranks 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).