How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Myanmar?

220 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – 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.

Bangladesh vs Myanmar: Women's Political Participation Index

Bangladesh

0.445

in 2025

Myanmar

0.426

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

163rd

Myanmar rank

164th

Women's Political Participation Index over time

Bangladesh
Myanmar

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.445 against 0.426 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.019.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 220 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 163rd and Myanmar ranks 164th of 176 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.434	0.373	0.061	Bangladesh
1790s	0.434	0.373	0.061	Bangladesh
1800s	0.434	0.373	0.061	Bangladesh
1810s	0.434	0.373	0.061	Bangladesh
1820s	0.434	0.373	0.061	Bangladesh
1830s	0.434	0.373	0.061	Bangladesh
1840s	0.434	0.373	0.061	Bangladesh
1850s	0.434	0.373	0.061	Bangladesh
1860s	0.434	0.373	0.061	Bangladesh
1870s	0.434	0.373	0.061	Bangladesh
1880s	0.434	0.3526	0.0814	Bangladesh
1890s	0.434	0.322	0.112	Bangladesh
1900s	0.434	0.322	0.112	Bangladesh
1910s	0.434	0.322	0.112	Bangladesh
1920s	0.434	0.322	0.112	Bangladesh
1930s	0.434	0.322	0.112	Bangladesh
1940s	0.434	0.322	0.112	Bangladesh
1950s	0.4	0.346	0.054	Bangladesh
1960s	0.46	0.206	0.254	Bangladesh
1970s	0.5666	0.0735	0.4931	Bangladesh
1980s	0.692	0.1457	0.5463	Bangladesh
1990s	0.7545	0.389	0.3655	Bangladesh
2000s	0.6247	0.389	0.2357	Bangladesh
2010s	0.8548	0.6893	0.1655	Bangladesh
2020s	0.708	0.4948	0.2132	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Bangladesh or Myanmar?: Bangladesh, at 0.445 against 0.426 in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Bangladesh and Myanmar?: 0.019, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Myanmar?: 220 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Myanmar rank globally for women's political participation index?: Bangladesh ranks 163rd and Myanmar ranks 164th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – 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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Indicator: Women's Political Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.