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Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Strong Elected Local Governments Index was 0.129 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.129
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
150th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.286
in 1947
All-time low
0.011
in 1960
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Bangladesh, 1789–2025

00.10.20.3178919072025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for strong elected local governments index in Bangladesh is 0.129, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, strong elected local governments index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.286 in 1947 and was at its lowest, 0.011, in 1960.

Bangladesh ranks 150th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Bangladesh, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.173 —
1790 0.173 +0.0%
1791 0.173 +0.0%
1792 0.173 +0.0%
1793 0.173 +0.0%
1794 0.173 +0.0%
1795 0.173 +0.0%
1796 0.173 +0.0%
1797 0.173 +0.0%
1798 0.173 +0.0%
1799 0.173 +0.0%
1800 0.173 +0.0%
1801 0.173 +0.0%
1802 0.173 +0.0%
1803 0.173 +0.0%
1804 0.173 +0.0%
1805 0.173 +0.0%
1806 0.173 +0.0%
1807 0.173 +0.0%
1808 0.173 +0.0%
1809 0.173 +0.0%
1810 0.173 +0.0%
1811 0.173 +0.0%
1812 0.173 +0.0%
1813 0.173 +0.0%
1814 0.173 +0.0%
1815 0.173 +0.0%
1816 0.173 +0.0%
1817 0.173 +0.0%
1818 0.173 +0.0%
1819 0.173 +0.0%
1820 0.173 +0.0%
1821 0.173 +0.0%
1822 0.173 +0.0%
1823 0.173 +0.0%
1824 0.173 +0.0%
1825 0.173 +0.0%
1826 0.173 +0.0%
1827 0.173 +0.0%
1828 0.173 +0.0%
1829 0.173 +0.0%
1830 0.173 +0.0%
1831 0.173 +0.0%
1832 0.173 +0.0%
1833 0.173 +0.0%
1834 0.173 +0.0%
1835 0.173 +0.0%
1836 0.173 +0.0%
1837 0.173 +0.0%
1838 0.173 +0.0%
1839 0.173 +0.0%
1840 0.173 +0.0%
1841 0.173 +0.0%
1842 0.173 +0.0%
1843 0.173 +0.0%
1844 0.173 +0.0%
1845 0.173 +0.0%
1846 0.173 +0.0%
1847 0.173 +0.0%
1848 0.173 +0.0%
1849 0.173 +0.0%
1850 0.173 +0.0%
1851 0.173 +0.0%
1852 0.173 +0.0%
1853 0.173 +0.0%
1854 0.173 +0.0%
1855 0.173 +0.0%
1856 0.173 +0.0%
1857 0.173 +0.0%
1858 0.173 +0.0%
1859 0.173 +0.0%
1860 0.173 +0.0%
1861 0.173 +0.0%
1862 0.173 +0.0%
1863 0.173 +0.0%
1864 0.173 +0.0%
1865 0.173 +0.0%
1866 0.173 +0.0%
1867 0.173 +0.0%
1868 0.173 +0.0%
1869 0.173 +0.0%
1870 0.173 +0.0%
1871 0.173 +0.0%
1872 0.173 +0.0%
1873 0.173 +0.0%
1874 0.173 +0.0%
1875 0.173 +0.0%
1876 0.173 +0.0%
1877 0.173 +0.0%
1878 0.173 +0.0%
1879 0.173 +0.0%
1880 0.173 +0.0%
1881 0.173 +0.0%
1882 0.175 +1.2%
1883 0.176 +0.6%
1884 0.176 +0.0%
1885 0.176 +0.0%
1886 0.176 +0.0%
1887 0.176 +0.0%
1888 0.176 +0.0%
1889 0.176 +0.0%
1890 0.176 +0.0%
1891 0.176 +0.0%
1892 0.176 +0.0%
1893 0.176 +0.0%
1894 0.176 +0.0%
1895 0.176 +0.0%
1896 0.176 +0.0%
1897 0.176 +0.0%
1898 0.176 +0.0%
1899 0.176 +0.0%
1900 0.176 +0.0%
1901 0.176 +0.0%
1902 0.176 +0.0%
1903 0.176 +0.0%
1904 0.176 +0.0%
1905 0.176 +0.0%
1906 0.176 +0.0%
1907 0.176 +0.0%
1908 0.176 +0.0%
1909 0.176 +0.0%
1910 0.176 +0.0%
1911 0.176 +0.0%
1912 0.176 +0.0%
1913 0.176 +0.0%
1914 0.176 +0.0%
1915 0.176 +0.0%
1916 0.176 +0.0%
1917 0.176 +0.0%
1918 0.176 +0.0%
1919 0.176 +0.0%
1920 0.176 +0.0%
1921 0.176 +0.0%
1922 0.176 +0.0%
1923 0.176 +0.0%
1924 0.176 +0.0%
1925 0.176 +0.0%
1926 0.176 +0.0%
1927 0.176 +0.0%
1928 0.176 +0.0%
1929 0.176 +0.0%
1930 0.176 +0.0%
1931 0.176 +0.0%
1932 0.176 +0.0%
1933 0.176 +0.0%
1934 0.176 +0.0%
1935 0.176 +0.0%
1936 0.176 +0.0%
1937 0.176 +0.0%
1938 0.176 +0.0%
1939 0.176 +0.0%
1940 0.176 +0.0%
1941 0.176 +0.0%
1942 0.176 +0.0%
1943 0.176 +0.0%
1944 0.176 +0.0%
1945 0.176 +0.0%
1946 0.176 +0.0%
1947 0.286 +62.5%
1948 0.286 +0.0%
1949 0.286 +0.0%
1950 0.286 +0.0%
1951 0.286 +0.0%
1952 0.286 +0.0%
1953 0.286 +0.0%
1954 0.286 +0.0%
1955 0.286 +0.0%
1956 0.286 +0.0%
1957 0.286 +0.0%
1958 0.102 -64.3%
1959 0.205 +101.0%
1960 0.011 -94.6%
1961 0.011 +0.0%
1962 0.011 +0.0%
1963 0.011 +0.0%
1964 0.011 +0.0%
1965 0.011 +0.0%
1966 0.011 +0.0%
1967 0.011 +0.0%
1968 0.011 +0.0%
1969 0.225 +1945.5%
1970 0.076 -66.2%
1971 0.123 +61.8%
1972 0.118 -4.1%
1973 0.118 +0.0%
1974 0.118 +0.0%
1975 0.118 +0.0%
1976 0.118 +0.0%
1977 0.118 +0.0%
1978 0.118 +0.0%
1979 0.118 +0.0%
1980 0.118 +0.0%
1981 0.118 +0.0%
1982 0.118 +0.0%
1983 0.118 +0.0%
1984 0.118 +0.0%
1985 0.118 +0.0%
1986 0.118 +0.0%
1987 0.118 +0.0%
1988 0.118 +0.0%
1989 0.118 +0.0%
1990 0.118 +0.0%
1991 0.118 +0.0%
1992 0.118 +0.0%
1993 0.118 +0.0%
1994 0.118 +0.0%
1995 0.118 +0.0%
1996 0.118 +0.0%
1997 0.118 +0.0%
1998 0.118 +0.0%
1999 0.118 +0.0%
2000 0.118 +0.0%
2001 0.118 +0.0%
2002 0.118 +0.0%
2003 0.118 +0.0%
2004 0.118 +0.0%
2005 0.118 +0.0%
2006 0.118 +0.0%
2007 0.118 +0.0%
2008 0.118 +0.0%
2009 0.118 +0.0%
2010 0.118 +0.0%
2011 0.118 +0.0%
2012 0.118 +0.0%
2013 0.076 -35.6%
2014 0.076 +0.0%
2015 0.122 +60.5%
2016 0.122 +0.0%
2017 0.129 +5.7%
2018 0.144 +11.6%
2019 0.129 -10.4%
2020 0.129 +0.0%
2021 0.129 +0.0%
2022 0.129 +0.0%
2023 0.129 +0.0%
2024 0.129 +0.0%
2025 0.129 +0.0%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 0.129 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.732, 18% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 0.129 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.881, 15% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.173 0.173 0.173 1
1790s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1800s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1810s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1820s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1830s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1840s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1850s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1860s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1870s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1880s 0.1753 0.173 0.176 10
1890s 0.176 0.176 0.176 10
1900s 0.176 0.176 0.176 10
1910s 0.176 0.176 0.176 10
1920s 0.176 0.176 0.176 10
1930s 0.176 0.176 0.176 10
1940s 0.209 0.176 0.286 10
1950s 0.2595 0.102 0.286 10
1960s 0.0324 0.011 0.225 10
1970s 0.1143 0.076 0.123 10
1980s 0.118 0.118 0.118 10
1990s 0.118 0.118 0.118 10
2000s 0.118 0.118 0.118 10
2010s 0.1152 0.076 0.144 10
2020s 0.129 0.129 0.129 6

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 147 Belarus 0.148 compare
  2. 148 China 0.135 compare
  3. 149 Cuba 0.132 compare
  4. 151 Seychelles 0.086 compare
  5. 152 Thailand 0.085 compare
  6. 153 Iran 0.084 compare
  7. 153 Somalia 0.084 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is strong elected local governments index in Bangladesh?
Strong elected local governments index in Bangladesh was 0.129 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest strong elected local governments index recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.286 in 1947.
What is the lowest strong elected local governments index recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.011 in 1960.
How does Bangladesh rank for strong elected local governments index?
Bangladesh ranks 150th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is strong elected local governments index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Strong Elected Local Governments Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Strong Elected Local Governments Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 25,933 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.