Democracy in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Democracy was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
90th
of 175 countries
All-time high
5
in 1992
All-time low
0
in 1975
Years of data
55
1971–2025
Democracy in Bangladesh, 1971–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1 for democracy in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Bangladesh peaked at 5 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1975.
Bangladesh ranks 90th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Democracy in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1 | — |
| 1972 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1973 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 2 | — |
| 1978 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1982 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 1 | — |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1987 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 1993 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 1 | — |
| 2009 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1 is below the median for South Asia, which is 4.5, 22% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.44 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 90 Albania 1 compare
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- 90 Bahrain 1 compare
- 90 Burundi 1 compare
- 90 Cameroon 1 compare
- 90 Chad 1 compare
- 90 China 1 compare
- 90 Comoros 1 compare
- 90 Congo 1 compare
- 90 Cuba 1 compare
- 90 Democratic Republic of Congo 1 compare
- 90 Djibouti 1 compare
- 90 Egypt 1 compare
- 90 Equatorial Guinea 1 compare
- 90 Eritrea 1 compare
- 90 Eswatini 1 compare
- 90 Ethiopia 1 compare
- 90 Gabon 1 compare
- 90 Iran 1 compare
- 90 Iraq 1 compare
- 90 Jordan 1 compare
- 90 Kazakhstan 1 compare
- 90 Laos 1 compare
- 90 Lebanon 1 compare
- 90 Malaysia 1 compare
- 90 Mongolia 1 compare
- 90 Morocco 1 compare
- 90 Nigeria 1 compare
- 90 North Korea 1 compare
- 90 Oman 1 compare
- 90 Palestine 1
- 90 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
- 90 Qatar 1 compare
- 90 Russia 1 compare
- 90 Rwanda 1 compare
- 90 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 90 Sierra Leone 1 compare
- 90 Singapore 1 compare
- 90 Somalia 1 compare
- 90 South Sudan 1 compare
- 90 Sudan 1 compare
- 90 Syria 1 compare
- 90 Tajikistan 1 compare
- 90 Tanzania 1 compare
- 90 Turkey 1 compare
- 90 Turkmenistan 1 compare
- 90 Uganda 1 compare
- 90 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
- 90 Uzbekistan 1 compare
- 90 Venezuela 1 compare
- 90 Vietnam 1 compare
- 90 Yemen 1 compare
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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 1 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1992.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1975.
- How does Bangladesh rank for democracy?
- Bangladesh ranks 90th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (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
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).