Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score was -0.766 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.766
Change on year
up 37.0%
World rank
131st
of 176 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 1960
All-time low
-1.96
in 2022
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Bangladesh, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rigorous and impartial public administration score in Bangladesh is -0.766, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 37.0% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rigorous and impartial public administration score in Bangladesh peaked at 1.02 in 1960 and was at its lowest, -1.96, in 2022.
Bangladesh ranks 131st of 176 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.
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | -1.69 | — |
| 1790 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1791 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1792 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1793 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1794 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1795 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1796 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1797 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1798 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1799 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1800 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1801 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1802 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1803 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1804 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1805 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1806 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1807 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1808 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1809 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1810 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1811 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1812 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1813 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1814 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1815 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1816 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1817 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1818 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1819 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1820 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1821 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1822 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1823 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1824 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1825 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1826 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1827 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1828 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1829 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1830 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1831 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1832 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1833 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1834 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1835 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1836 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1837 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1838 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1839 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1840 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1841 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1842 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1843 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1844 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1845 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1846 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1847 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1848 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1849 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1850 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1851 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1855 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1857 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1858 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1861 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1862 | -0.661 | -60.9% |
| 1863 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1865 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1867 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1869 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1870 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1871 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1872 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1874 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1875 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1876 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1877 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1878 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1880 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1881 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1883 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1891 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1892 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1893 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1900 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1901 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1921 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | -0.576 | -12.9% |
| 1936 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1937 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1938 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1941 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1942 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1943 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1944 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1945 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1946 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.74 | -228.5% |
| 1948 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.521 | -29.6% |
| 1956 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | -0.637 | -222.3% |
| 1959 | 0.446 | -170.0% |
| 1960 | 1.02 | +128.9% |
| 1961 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.779 | -23.7% |
| 1971 | -0.618 | -179.3% |
| 1972 | -0.537 | -13.1% |
| 1973 | -0.829 | +54.4% |
| 1974 | -0.829 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -0.913 | +10.1% |
| 1976 | -1.24 | +35.6% |
| 1977 | -1.24 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -1.04 | -15.8% |
| 1979 | -1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -0.869 | -16.6% |
| 1991 | -0.803 | -7.6% |
| 1992 | -0.803 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.803 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.803 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.803 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.627 | -21.9% |
| 1997 | -0.722 | +15.2% |
| 1998 | -0.722 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.722 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.907 | +25.6% |
| 2001 | -0.907 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.907 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.907 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.907 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.907 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.907 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.799 | -11.9% |
| 2008 | -0.745 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | -1.4 | +87.9% |
| 2010 | -1.4 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1.47 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | -1.47 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1.77 | +20.9% |
| 2014 | -1.77 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.21 | -31.6% |
| 2016 | -1.21 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -1.59 | +31.0% |
| 2018 | -1.59 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1.92 | +20.7% |
| 2020 | -1.92 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -1.92 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -1.96 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | -1.96 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1.22 | -37.9% |
| 2025 | -0.766 | -37.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's -0.766 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.1905, 4.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's -0.766 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.729. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.69 | -1.69 | -1.69 | 1 |
| 1790s | -1.69 | -1.69 | -1.69 | 10 |
| 1800s | -1.69 | -1.69 | -1.69 | 10 |
| 1810s | -1.69 | -1.69 | -1.69 | 10 |
| 1820s | -1.69 | -1.69 | -1.69 | 10 |
| 1830s | -1.69 | -1.69 | -1.69 | 10 |
| 1840s | -1.69 | -1.69 | -1.69 | 10 |
| 1850s | -1.69 | -1.69 | -1.69 | 10 |
| 1860s | -0.867 | -1.69 | -0.661 | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.661 | -0.661 | -0.661 | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.661 | -0.661 | -0.661 | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.661 | -0.661 | -0.661 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.661 | -0.661 | -0.661 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.661 | -0.661 | -0.661 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.661 | -0.661 | -0.661 | 10 |
| 1930s | -0.6185 | -0.661 | -0.576 | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.1812 | -0.576 | 0.74 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5072 | -0.637 | 0.74 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7507 | -1.24 | 0.779 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.04 | -1.04 | -1.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7677 | -0.869 | -0.627 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.9293 | -1.4 | -0.745 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.54 | -1.92 | -1.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.62 | -1.96 | -0.766 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 rigorous and impartial public administration score in Bangladesh?
- Rigorous and impartial public administration score in Bangladesh was -0.766 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 1960.
- What is the lowest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.96 in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Bangladesh ranks 131st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rigorous and impartial public administration score rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. 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 Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.