Bangladesh vs Pakistan

Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.2 of 1 in Bangladesh and 0.3 of 1 in Pakistan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 0.11 of 1, or 1.55 times that in Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.2 of 1 in Bangladesh and 0.3 of 1 in Pakistan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 0.11 of 1, or 1.55 times that in Bangladesh.
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Latest figures

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2025
Bangladesh0.2 20250.28137 of 175
Pakistan0.3 20250.44115 of 175
World0.48 20250.52

What the numbers say

  • Pakistan has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Bangladesh.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearBangladeshPakistanWorld
20250.20.30.48
20240.230.310.49
20230.250.330.49
20220.260.380.5
20210.260.390.5
20200.260.380.51
20190.250.370.52
20180.250.40.52
20170.270.420.52
20160.270.430.52
20150.280.440.52
20140.280.470.52
20130.380.470.52
20120.410.470.53
20110.420.470.53
20100.430.470.52
20090.420.450.52
20080.210.420.52
20070.210.350.52
20060.420.360.52
20050.470.360.52
20040.470.360.51
20030.470.360.51
20020.470.240.5
20010.510.20.49
20000.510.210.49
19990.510.340.49
19980.510.390.49
19970.510.390.49
19960.510.370.48
19950.510.370.47
19940.510.370.47
19930.510.370.46
19920.510.370.44
19910.480.370.42
19900.30.370.41
19890.30.370.36
19880.310.210.36
19870.330.170.35
19860.240.170.34
19850.190.160.34
19840.190.110.33
19830.180.110.32
19820.230.110.32
19810.380.110.32
19800.380.110.32
19790.360.110.31
19780.230.110.3
19770.180.220.3
19760.130.230.29
19750.210.230.29
19740.380.230.29
19730.360.190.29
19720.220.170.29
19710.170.160.29
19700.190.190.29
19690.140.140.29
19680.140.140.3
19670.140.140.29
19660.140.140.29
19650.140.140.3
19640.140.140.3
19630.140.140.3
19620.130.130.29
19610.130.130.29
19600.130.130.28
19590.130.130.27
19580.160.160.27
19570.20.20.27
19560.190.190.26
19550.180.180.25
19540.180.180.25
19530.180.180.24
19520.20.20.24
19510.20.20.24
19500.20.20.23
19490.20.20.22
19480.180.180.22
19470.180.180.21
19460.210.210.19
19450.20.20.16
19440.180.180.14
19430.180.180.14
19420.180.180.14
19410.180.180.15
19400.180.180.15
19390.180.180.17
19380.180.180.17
19370.180.180.17
19360.180.180.17
19350.180.180.17
19340.140.140.18
19330.140.140.18
19320.140.140.19
19310.140.140.18
19300.140.140.18
19290.140.140.19
19280.140.140.19
19270.140.140.19
19260.140.140.19
19250.140.140.19
19240.140.140.19
19230.140.140.19
19220.140.140.19
19210.140.140.19
19200.090.090.18
19190.080.080.16
19180.080.080.15
19170.080.080.15
19160.080.080.15
19150.080.080.15
19140.080.080.15
19130.080.080.15
19120.080.080.15
19110.080.080.15
19100.080.080.15
19090.080.080.15
19080.080.080.15
19070.080.080.15
19060.080.080.15
19050.070.070.15
19040.080.080.14
19030.080.080.14
19020.080.080.15
19010.080.080.14
19000.080.080.14
18990.070.070.22
18980.070.070.22
18970.070.070.22
18960.070.070.22
18950.070.070.22
18940.070.070.21
18930.070.070.21
18920.070.070.21
18910.070.070.2
18900.070.070.2
18890.070.070.2
18880.070.070.2
18870.070.070.2
18860.070.070.19
18850.070.070.19
18840.070.070.2
18830.070.070.19
18820.060.060.19
18810.060.060.19
18800.050.050.19
18790.050.050.19
18780.050.050.18
18770.060.060.18
18760.060.060.19
18750.050.050.18
18740.050.050.18
18730.050.050.18
18720.050.050.18
18710.050.050.18
18700.050.050.18
18690.050.050.17
18680.050.050.17
18670.050.050.17
18660.050.050.16
18650.050.050.16
18640.050.050.16
18630.050.050.16
18620.050.050.16
18610.050.050.15
18600.050.050.15
18590.050.050.14
18580.050.050.14
18570.060.060.14
18560.060.060.13
18550.060.060.13
18540.060.060.13
18530.060.060.13
18520.060.060.13
18510.060.060.13
18500.060.060.13
18490.060.060.15
18480.060.060.13
18470.060.060.11
18460.060.060.11
18450.060.060.11
18440.060.060.11
18430.060.060.1
18420.060.060.1
18410.060.060.1
18400.060.060.1
18390.060.060.1
18380.06–0.09
18370.05–0.09
18360.05–0.1
18350.05–0.09
18340.05–0.09
18330.05–0.09
18320.05–0.09
18310.05–0.09
18300.05–0.09
18290.05–0.08
18280.05–0.08
18270.05–0.09
18260.05–0.08
18250.05–0.08
18240.05–0.08
18230.05–0.08
18220.05–0.08
18210.05–0.07
18200.05–0.07
18190.05–0.06
18180.05–0.06
18170.05–0.06
18160.05–0.06
18150.05–0.06
18140.05–0.05
18130.05–0.05
18120.05–0.06
18110.05–0.06
18100.05–0.06
18090.05–0.05
18080.05–0.05
18070.05–0.05
18060.05–0.05
18050.05–0.05
18040.05–0.05
18030.05–0.05
18020.05–0.05
18010.05–0.05
18000.05–0.05
17990.05–0.05
17980.05–0.06
17970.05–0.05
17960.05–0.05
17950.05–0.05
17940.05–0.05
17930.05–0.05
17920.05–0.05
17910.05–0.05
17900.05–0.05
17890.05–0.05

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, 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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time