What is women's political participation index in Bangladesh?

Women's political participation index in Bangladesh was 0.445 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Bangladesh?

The highest recorded value was 0.876 in 2011.

What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Bangladesh?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 1958.

How does Bangladesh rank for women's political participation index?

Bangladesh ranks 163rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Bangladesh?

Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Bangladesh data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's Political Participation Index in Bangladesh

Name: Women's Political Participation Index in Bangladesh
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bangladesh: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.445 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.445

Change on year

down 9.0%

World rank

163rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.876

in 2011

All-time low

0.4

in 1958

Years of data

220

1789–2025

Women's Political Participation Index in Bangladesh, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 0.445 for women's political participation index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.876 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 1958.

That places Bangladesh 163rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 220 years of available data.

Women's Political Participation Index in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Women's Political Participation Index in Bangladesh, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.434	—
1790	0.434	+0.0%
1791	0.434	+0.0%
1792	0.434	+0.0%
1793	0.434	+0.0%
1794	0.434	+0.0%
1795	0.434	+0.0%
1796	0.434	+0.0%
1797	0.434	+0.0%
1798	0.434	+0.0%
1799	0.434	+0.0%
1800	0.434	+0.0%
1801	0.434	+0.0%
1802	0.434	+0.0%
1803	0.434	+0.0%
1804	0.434	+0.0%
1805	0.434	+0.0%
1806	0.434	+0.0%
1807	0.434	+0.0%
1808	0.434	+0.0%
1809	0.434	+0.0%
1810	0.434	+0.0%
1811	0.434	+0.0%
1812	0.434	+0.0%
1813	0.434	+0.0%
1814	0.434	+0.0%
1815	0.434	+0.0%
1816	0.434	+0.0%
1817	0.434	+0.0%
1818	0.434	+0.0%
1819	0.434	+0.0%
1820	0.434	+0.0%
1821	0.434	+0.0%
1822	0.434	+0.0%
1823	0.434	+0.0%
1824	0.434	+0.0%
1825	0.434	+0.0%
1826	0.434	+0.0%
1827	0.434	+0.0%
1828	0.434	+0.0%
1829	0.434	+0.0%
1830	0.434	+0.0%
1831	0.434	+0.0%
1832	0.434	+0.0%
1833	0.434	+0.0%
1834	0.434	+0.0%
1835	0.434	+0.0%
1836	0.434	+0.0%
1837	0.434	+0.0%
1838	0.434	+0.0%
1839	0.434	+0.0%
1840	0.434	+0.0%
1841	0.434	+0.0%
1842	0.434	+0.0%
1843	0.434	+0.0%
1844	0.434	+0.0%
1845	0.434	+0.0%
1846	0.434	+0.0%
1847	0.434	+0.0%
1848	0.434	+0.0%
1849	0.434	+0.0%
1850	0.434	+0.0%
1851	0.434	+0.0%
1852	0.434	+0.0%
1853	0.434	+0.0%
1854	0.434	+0.0%
1855	0.434	+0.0%
1856	0.434	+0.0%
1857	0.434	+0.0%
1858	0.434	+0.0%
1859	0.434	+0.0%
1860	0.434	+0.0%
1861	0.434	+0.0%
1862	0.434	+0.0%
1863	0.434	+0.0%
1864	0.434	+0.0%
1865	0.434	+0.0%
1866	0.434	+0.0%
1867	0.434	+0.0%
1868	0.434	+0.0%
1869	0.434	+0.0%
1870	0.434	+0.0%
1871	0.434	+0.0%
1872	0.434	+0.0%
1873	0.434	+0.0%
1874	0.434	+0.0%
1875	0.434	+0.0%
1876	0.434	+0.0%
1877	0.434	+0.0%
1878	0.434	+0.0%
1879	0.434	+0.0%
1880	0.434	+0.0%
1881	0.434	+0.0%
1882	0.434	+0.0%
1883	0.434	+0.0%
1884	0.434	+0.0%
1885	0.434	+0.0%
1886	0.434	+0.0%
1887	0.434	+0.0%
1888	0.434	+0.0%
1889	0.434	+0.0%
1890	0.434	+0.0%
1891	0.434	+0.0%
1892	0.434	+0.0%
1893	0.434	+0.0%
1894	0.434	+0.0%
1895	0.434	+0.0%
1896	0.434	+0.0%
1897	0.434	+0.0%
1898	0.434	+0.0%
1899	0.434	+0.0%
1900	0.434	+0.0%
1901	0.434	+0.0%
1902	0.434	+0.0%
1903	0.434	+0.0%
1904	0.434	+0.0%
1905	0.434	+0.0%
1906	0.434	+0.0%
1907	0.434	+0.0%
1908	0.434	+0.0%
1909	0.434	+0.0%
1910	0.434	+0.0%
1911	0.434	+0.0%
1912	0.434	+0.0%
1913	0.434	+0.0%
1914	0.434	+0.0%
1915	0.434	+0.0%
1916	0.434	+0.0%
1917	0.434	+0.0%
1918	0.434	+0.0%
1919	0.434	+0.0%
1920	0.434	+0.0%
1921	0.434	+0.0%
1922	0.434	+0.0%
1923	0.434	+0.0%
1924	0.434	+0.0%
1925	0.434	+0.0%
1926	0.434	+0.0%
1927	0.434	+0.0%
1928	0.434	+0.0%
1929	0.434	+0.0%
1930	0.434	+0.0%
1931	0.434	+0.0%
1932	0.434	+0.0%
1933	0.434	+0.0%
1934	0.434	+0.0%
1935	0.434	+0.0%
1936	0.434	+0.0%
1937	0.434	+0.0%
1938	0.434	+0.0%
1939	0.434	+0.0%
1940	0.434	+0.0%
1941	0.434	+0.0%
1942	0.434	+0.0%
1943	0.434	+0.0%
1944	0.434	+0.0%
1945	0.434	+0.0%
1946	0.434	+0.0%
1958	0.4	-7.8%
1959	0.4	+0.0%
1960	0.46	+15.0%
1961	0.46	+0.0%
1962	0.46	+0.0%
1969	0.46	+0.0%
1970	0.46	+0.0%
1971	0.568	+23.5%
1972	0.568	+0.0%
1973	0.569	+0.2%
1974	0.659	+15.8%
1975	0.568	-13.8%
1976	0.568	+0.0%
1977	0.568	+0.0%
1978	0.568	+0.0%
1979	0.57	+0.4%
1980	0.734	+28.8%
1981	0.734	+0.0%
1982	0.568	-22.6%
1983	0.568	+0.0%
1984	0.637	+12.1%
1985	0.637	+0.0%
1986	0.638	+0.2%
1987	0.79	+23.8%
1988	0.807	+2.2%
1989	0.807	+0.0%
1990	0.807	+0.0%
1991	0.756	-6.3%
1992	0.756	+0.0%
1993	0.756	+0.0%
1994	0.761	+0.7%
1995	0.761	+0.0%
1996	0.737	-3.2%
1997	0.737	+0.0%
1998	0.737	+0.0%
1999	0.737	+0.0%
2000	0.737	+0.0%
2001	0.61	-17.2%
2002	0.61	+0.0%
2003	0.61	+0.0%
2004	0.61	+0.0%
2005	0.821	+34.6%
2006	0.562	-31.5%
2007	0.554	-1.4%
2008	0.554	+0.0%
2009	0.579	+4.5%
2010	0.864	+49.2%
2011	0.876	+1.4%
2012	0.876	+0.0%
2013	0.865	-1.3%
2014	0.868	+0.3%
2015	0.868	+0.0%
2016	0.871	+0.3%
2017	0.816	-6.3%
2018	0.82	+0.5%
2019	0.824	+0.5%
2020	0.823	-0.1%
2021	0.823	+0.0%
2022	0.834	+1.3%
2023	0.834	+0.0%
2024	0.489	-41.4%
2025	0.445	-9.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.434	0.434	0.434	1
1790s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1800s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1810s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1820s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1830s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1840s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1850s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1860s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1870s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1880s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1890s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1900s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1910s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1920s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1930s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1940s	0.434	0.434	0.434	7
1950s	0.4	0.4	0.4	2
1960s	0.46	0.46	0.46	4
1970s	0.5666	0.46	0.659	10
1980s	0.692	0.568	0.807	10
1990s	0.7545	0.737	0.807	10
2000s	0.6247	0.554	0.821	10
2010s	0.8548	0.816	0.876	10
2020s	0.708	0.445	0.834	6

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

160 Somalia 0.486 compare
161 Guinea-Bissau 0.479 compare
162 Lebanon 0.463 compare
164 Myanmar 0.426 compare
165 Papua New Guinea 0.363 compare
166 Eritrea 0.327 compare

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More gender data for Bangladesh

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 48,868 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1434 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.73 million (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.64 million (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.71 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in Bangladesh?: Women's political participation index in Bangladesh was 0.445 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Bangladesh?: The highest recorded value was 0.876 in 2011.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Bangladesh?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 1958.
How does Bangladesh rank for women's political participation index?: Bangladesh ranks 163rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Bangladesh?: Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.