Democratic change in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Democratic change was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
2
in 1972
All-time low
0
in 1975
Years of data
55
1971–2025
Democratic change in Bangladesh, 1971–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1 for democratic change in 2025.
The figure is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, democratic change in Bangladesh peaked at 2 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1975.
Bangladesh ranks 23rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Democratic change 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 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +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 1.5, 67% 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 | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic change in Bangladesh?
- Democratic change in Bangladesh was 1 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic change recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1972.
- What is the lowest democratic change recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1975.
- How does Bangladesh rank for democratic change?
- Bangladesh ranks 23rd 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 Democratic change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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