Bangladesh vs Guinea-Bissau: Women's Political Participation Index
Bangladesh
0.445
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
0.479
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
163rd
Guinea-Bissau rank
161st
Women's Political Participation Index over time
- Bangladesh
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.479 against 0.445 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.034.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 163rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 11 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.434 | 0.051 | 0.383 | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 0.434 | 0.051 | 0.383 | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 0.434 | 0.051 | 0.383 | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 0.434 | 0.051 | 0.383 | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 0.434 | 0.051 | 0.383 | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 0.051 | 0.349 | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 0.46 | 0.119 | 0.341 | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 0.5666 | 0.438 | 0.1286 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.692 | 0.6954 | 0.0034 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 0.7545 | 0.7389 | 0.0156 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.6247 | 0.6831 | 0.0584 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 0.8548 | 0.7536 | 0.1012 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.708 | 0.5647 | 0.1433 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's political participation index, Bangladesh or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0.479 against 0.445 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's political participation index between Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.034, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for women's political participation index?
- Bangladesh ranks 163rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.