Bangladesh vs Iran

Bangladesh vs Iran: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.63 of 1 in Bangladesh and 0.25 of 1 in Iran, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 0.38 of 1, or 2.53 times that in Iran.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Bangladesh vs Iran: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.63 of 1 in Bangladesh and 0.25 of 1 in Iran, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 0.38 of 1, or 2.53 times that in Iran.
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What the numbers say

  • Bangladesh has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1837.
  • In 2025, Bangladesh ranked 109 and Iran ranked 157 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearBangladeshIranWorld
20250.630.250.65
20240.560.250.65
20230.420.20.66
20220.420.180.66
20210.40.230.67
20200.390.240.67
20190.390.260.68
20180.420.260.68
20170.440.270.68
20160.460.270.68
20150.460.270.69
20140.470.240.69
20130.470.240.7
20120.50.190.7
20110.510.190.7
20100.520.190.7
20090.520.230.69
20080.550.240.69
20070.540.240.69
20060.570.250.69
20050.580.270.69
20040.580.350.69
20030.630.370.69
20020.620.370.68
20010.650.370.68
20000.660.380.67
19990.660.320.66
19980.660.310.65
19970.660.280.65
19960.650.20.65
19950.650.190.65
19940.650.190.64
19930.650.180.63
19920.660.180.62
19910.650.180.6
19900.510.180.57
19890.510.160.51
19880.510.120.5
19870.510.120.5
19860.510.120.49
19850.50.120.48
19840.50.120.47
19830.50.110.47
19820.530.110.46
19810.570.120.46
19800.570.160.46
19790.570.260.45
19780.550.180.44
19770.530.170.44
19760.450.170.44
19750.410.180.44
19740.550.20.43
19730.570.20.43
19720.60.210.44
19710.420.210.44
19700.440.210.44
19690.40.190.44
19680.430.190.45
19670.430.190.45
19660.440.190.46
19650.430.190.46
19640.430.190.46
19630.430.20.46
19620.390.210.46
19610.380.190.46
19600.380.180.46
19590.410.180.44
19580.440.180.44
19570.520.180.43
19560.530.180.43
19550.540.180.43
19540.530.190.43
19530.540.290.43
19520.530.460.43
19510.540.460.43
19500.550.440.42
19490.540.330.42
19480.540.330.42
19470.540.320.42
19460.360.320.42
19450.350.330.38
19440.330.320.35
19430.330.320.35
19420.330.310.35
19410.330.150.35
19400.330.10.36
19390.330.10.38
19380.330.10.39
19370.330.10.39
19360.330.10.39
19350.330.10.4
19340.310.10.4
19330.310.110.4
19320.310.120.41
19310.310.120.41
19300.310.120.41
19290.310.110.41
19280.310.110.41
19270.310.110.41
19260.310.120.41
19250.310.110.41
19240.310.170.42
19230.310.170.41
19220.310.170.42
19210.310.180.42
19200.310.210.42
19190.310.210.41
19180.310.210.4
19170.310.210.39
19160.310.210.39
19150.310.210.4
19140.310.210.4
19130.310.210.41
19120.310.210.41
19110.310.210.41
19100.310.210.41
19090.310.20.41
19080.310.190.41
19070.310.190.41
19060.310.180.41
19050.310.130.41
19040.310.120.41
19030.310.120.41
19020.310.120.41
19010.310.120.41
19000.310.120.41
18990.310.120.47
18980.310.120.47
18970.310.120.46
18960.310.120.47
18950.310.120.46
18940.310.150.46
18930.310.150.46
18920.310.140.45
18910.310.120.45
18900.310.120.45
18890.310.120.45
18880.310.120.45
18870.310.120.45
18860.310.120.44
18850.310.120.44
18840.310.120.44
18830.310.120.44
18820.290.120.44
18810.280.120.44
18800.280.120.44
18790.280.120.45
18780.280.120.45
18770.310.120.44
18760.310.120.45
18750.30.120.45
18740.30.120.45
18730.290.120.45
18720.290.120.44
18710.290.120.45
18700.290.120.44
18690.290.120.44
18680.290.120.43
18670.290.120.44
18660.290.120.43
18650.290.120.43
18640.290.120.42
18630.290.120.43
18620.290.120.43
18610.290.120.42
18600.290.120.41
18590.270.150.4
18580.220.150.4
18570.210.150.4
18560.230.150.4
18550.230.150.4
18540.230.150.4
18530.230.150.4
18520.230.150.39
18510.230.150.39
18500.230.150.39
18490.230.150.41
18480.230.150.4
18470.230.150.38
18460.230.150.38
18450.230.150.37
18440.230.150.37
18430.230.150.37
18420.230.150.37
18410.230.150.37
18400.230.150.36
18390.230.140.36
18380.230.140.36
18370.220.140.36
18360.22–0.36
18350.22–0.36
18340.22–0.35
18330.22–0.35
18320.22–0.35
18310.22–0.35
18300.22–0.35
18290.22–0.35
18280.22–0.35
18270.22–0.35
18260.22–0.35
18250.22–0.35
18240.22–0.34
18230.22–0.35
18220.22–0.34
18210.22–0.34
18200.22–0.33
18190.22–0.32
18180.22–0.31
18170.21–0.31
18160.21–0.32
18150.21–0.32
18140.21–0.3
18130.21–0.29
18120.21–0.28
18110.21–0.28
18100.21–0.29
18090.21–0.29
18080.21–0.28
18070.21–0.28
18060.21–0.27
18050.21–0.27
18040.21–0.27
18030.21–0.27
18020.21–0.27
18010.21–0.27
18000.21–0.27
17990.21–0.28
17980.21–0.27
17970.21–0.27
17960.21–0.27
17950.21–0.27
17940.21–0.27
17930.21–0.27
17920.21–0.27
17910.21–0.27
17900.21–0.27
17890.21–0.27

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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