Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Democracy
Afghanistan
0
in 2025
Bangladesh
0
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
176th
Bangladesh rank
176th
Democracy over time
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 against 0 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 176th and Bangladesh ranks 176th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Bangladesh in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.22 | 1.11 | 0.1111 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 6 | 5.4 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 5.4 | 3.8 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3 | 4.2 | 1.2 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?
- Afghanistan, at 0 against 0 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Bangladesh rank globally for democracy?
- Afghanistan ranks 176th and Bangladesh ranks 176th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).