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Private Civil Liberties Index in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Private Civil Liberties Index was 0.673 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.673
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
106th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.831
in 1996
All-time low
0.061
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Private Civil Liberties Index in Bangladesh, 1789–2025

00.20.40.60.8178919072025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for private civil liberties index in Bangladesh is 0.673, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, private civil liberties index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.831 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.061, in 1789.

That places Bangladesh 106th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Private Civil Liberties Index in Bangladesh, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.061 —
1790 0.061 +0.0%
1791 0.061 +0.0%
1792 0.061 +0.0%
1793 0.074 +21.3%
1794 0.074 +0.0%
1795 0.074 +0.0%
1796 0.074 +0.0%
1797 0.074 +0.0%
1798 0.074 +0.0%
1799 0.074 +0.0%
1800 0.074 +0.0%
1801 0.074 +0.0%
1802 0.074 +0.0%
1803 0.074 +0.0%
1804 0.074 +0.0%
1805 0.074 +0.0%
1806 0.074 +0.0%
1807 0.074 +0.0%
1808 0.074 +0.0%
1809 0.074 +0.0%
1810 0.074 +0.0%
1811 0.074 +0.0%
1812 0.074 +0.0%
1813 0.074 +0.0%
1814 0.074 +0.0%
1815 0.074 +0.0%
1816 0.074 +0.0%
1817 0.074 +0.0%
1818 0.062 -16.2%
1819 0.062 +0.0%
1820 0.062 +0.0%
1821 0.062 +0.0%
1822 0.062 +0.0%
1823 0.062 +0.0%
1824 0.062 +0.0%
1825 0.062 +0.0%
1826 0.062 +0.0%
1827 0.062 +0.0%
1828 0.062 +0.0%
1829 0.062 +0.0%
1830 0.062 +0.0%
1831 0.062 +0.0%
1832 0.062 +0.0%
1833 0.062 +0.0%
1834 0.062 +0.0%
1835 0.062 +0.0%
1836 0.062 +0.0%
1837 0.062 +0.0%
1838 0.062 +0.0%
1839 0.062 +0.0%
1840 0.062 +0.0%
1841 0.062 +0.0%
1842 0.062 +0.0%
1843 0.062 +0.0%
1844 0.062 +0.0%
1845 0.062 +0.0%
1846 0.062 +0.0%
1847 0.062 +0.0%
1848 0.062 +0.0%
1849 0.062 +0.0%
1850 0.062 +0.0%
1851 0.062 +0.0%
1852 0.062 +0.0%
1853 0.062 +0.0%
1854 0.062 +0.0%
1855 0.062 +0.0%
1856 0.062 +0.0%
1857 0.062 +0.0%
1858 0.075 +21.0%
1859 0.135 +80.0%
1860 0.156 +15.6%
1861 0.156 +0.0%
1862 0.156 +0.0%
1863 0.156 +0.0%
1864 0.156 +0.0%
1865 0.156 +0.0%
1866 0.156 +0.0%
1867 0.156 +0.0%
1868 0.156 +0.0%
1869 0.156 +0.0%
1870 0.156 +0.0%
1871 0.156 +0.0%
1872 0.156 +0.0%
1873 0.156 +0.0%
1874 0.185 +18.6%
1875 0.185 +0.0%
1876 0.185 +0.0%
1877 0.185 +0.0%
1878 0.185 +0.0%
1879 0.185 +0.0%
1880 0.185 +0.0%
1881 0.185 +0.0%
1882 0.185 +0.0%
1883 0.185 +0.0%
1884 0.185 +0.0%
1885 0.185 +0.0%
1886 0.185 +0.0%
1887 0.185 +0.0%
1888 0.185 +0.0%
1889 0.185 +0.0%
1890 0.185 +0.0%
1891 0.185 +0.0%
1892 0.185 +0.0%
1893 0.185 +0.0%
1894 0.185 +0.0%
1895 0.185 +0.0%
1896 0.185 +0.0%
1897 0.185 +0.0%
1898 0.185 +0.0%
1899 0.185 +0.0%
1900 0.185 +0.0%
1901 0.185 +0.0%
1902 0.185 +0.0%
1903 0.185 +0.0%
1904 0.185 +0.0%
1905 0.185 +0.0%
1906 0.185 +0.0%
1907 0.185 +0.0%
1908 0.185 +0.0%
1909 0.185 +0.0%
1910 0.185 +0.0%
1911 0.185 +0.0%
1912 0.185 +0.0%
1913 0.185 +0.0%
1914 0.185 +0.0%
1915 0.185 +0.0%
1916 0.185 +0.0%
1917 0.185 +0.0%
1918 0.185 +0.0%
1919 0.185 +0.0%
1920 0.185 +0.0%
1921 0.185 +0.0%
1922 0.185 +0.0%
1923 0.185 +0.0%
1924 0.185 +0.0%
1925 0.185 +0.0%
1926 0.185 +0.0%
1927 0.185 +0.0%
1928 0.185 +0.0%
1929 0.185 +0.0%
1930 0.185 +0.0%
1931 0.185 +0.0%
1932 0.185 +0.0%
1933 0.185 +0.0%
1934 0.185 +0.0%
1935 0.185 +0.0%
1936 0.185 +0.0%
1937 0.185 +0.0%
1938 0.185 +0.0%
1939 0.185 +0.0%
1940 0.185 +0.0%
1941 0.185 +0.0%
1942 0.185 +0.0%
1943 0.185 +0.0%
1944 0.185 +0.0%
1945 0.185 +0.0%
1946 0.185 +0.0%
1947 0.47 +154.1%
1948 0.47 +0.0%
1949 0.47 +0.0%
1950 0.506 +7.7%
1951 0.485 -4.2%
1952 0.485 +0.0%
1953 0.503 +3.7%
1954 0.513 +2.0%
1955 0.526 +2.5%
1956 0.526 +0.0%
1957 0.526 +0.0%
1958 0.53 +0.8%
1959 0.48 -9.4%
1960 0.48 +0.0%
1961 0.48 +0.0%
1962 0.48 +0.0%
1963 0.48 +0.0%
1964 0.48 +0.0%
1965 0.469 -2.3%
1966 0.469 +0.0%
1967 0.477 +1.7%
1968 0.476 -0.2%
1969 0.476 +0.0%
1970 0.425 -10.7%
1971 0.592 +39.3%
1972 0.822 +38.9%
1973 0.822 +0.0%
1974 0.822 +0.0%
1975 0.796 -3.2%
1976 0.806 +1.3%
1977 0.806 +0.0%
1978 0.806 +0.0%
1979 0.806 +0.0%
1980 0.806 +0.0%
1981 0.806 +0.0%
1982 0.806 +0.0%
1983 0.806 +0.0%
1984 0.806 +0.0%
1985 0.806 +0.0%
1986 0.806 +0.0%
1987 0.806 +0.0%
1988 0.806 +0.0%
1989 0.806 +0.0%
1990 0.806 +0.0%
1991 0.806 +0.0%
1992 0.806 +0.0%
1993 0.806 +0.0%
1994 0.806 +0.0%
1995 0.806 +0.0%
1996 0.831 +3.1%
1997 0.819 -1.4%
1998 0.819 +0.0%
1999 0.819 +0.0%
2000 0.81 -1.1%
2001 0.807 -0.4%
2002 0.75 -7.1%
2003 0.75 +0.0%
2004 0.75 +0.0%
2005 0.75 +0.0%
2006 0.751 +0.1%
2007 0.785 +4.5%
2008 0.785 +0.0%
2009 0.763 -2.8%
2010 0.757 -0.8%
2011 0.755 -0.3%
2012 0.751 -0.5%
2013 0.662 -11.9%
2014 0.684 +3.3%
2015 0.708 +3.5%
2016 0.709 +0.1%
2017 0.682 -3.8%
2018 0.692 +1.5%
2019 0.651 -5.9%
2020 0.644 -1.1%
2021 0.649 +0.8%
2022 0.649 +0.0%
2023 0.65 +0.2%
2024 0.719 +10.6%
2025 0.673 -6.4%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 0.673 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.671, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 0.673 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.6505, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.061 0.061 0.061 1
1790s 0.0701 0.061 0.074 10
1800s 0.074 0.074 0.074 10
1810s 0.0716 0.062 0.074 10
1820s 0.062 0.062 0.062 10
1830s 0.062 0.062 0.062 10
1840s 0.062 0.062 0.062 10
1850s 0.0706 0.062 0.135 10
1860s 0.156 0.156 0.156 10
1870s 0.1734 0.156 0.185 10
1880s 0.185 0.185 0.185 10
1890s 0.185 0.185 0.185 10
1900s 0.185 0.185 0.185 10
1910s 0.185 0.185 0.185 10
1920s 0.185 0.185 0.185 10
1930s 0.185 0.185 0.185 10
1940s 0.2705 0.185 0.47 10
1950s 0.508 0.48 0.53 10
1960s 0.4767 0.469 0.48 10
1970s 0.7503 0.425 0.822 10
1980s 0.806 0.806 0.806 10
1990s 0.8124 0.806 0.831 10
2000s 0.7701 0.75 0.81 10
2010s 0.7051 0.651 0.757 10
2020s 0.664 0.644 0.719 6

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 103 Cameroon 0.681 compare
  2. 104 Tanzania 0.679 compare
  3. 105 Indonesia 0.676 compare
  4. 107 Haiti 0.672 compare
  5. 108 Portugal 0.671 compare
  6. 109 Nepal 0.67 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is private civil liberties index in Bangladesh?
Private civil liberties index in Bangladesh was 0.673 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest private civil liberties index recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.831 in 1996.
What is the lowest private civil liberties index recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.061 in 1789.
How does Bangladesh rank for private civil liberties index?
Bangladesh ranks 106th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is private civil liberties index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Private Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Private Civil Liberties Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate the extent to which people are free from forced labor, have property rights, and enjoy freedom of movement and religion.