Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.628 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.628
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
108th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.661
in 2000
All-time low
0.355
in 1946
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh stood at 0.628.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.661 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.355, in 1946.
That places Bangladesh 108th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.355 | — |
| 1947 | 0.536 | +51.0% |
| 1948 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.552 | +3.0% |
| 1951 | 0.544 | -1.4% |
| 1952 | 0.532 | -2.2% |
| 1953 | 0.539 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 0.534 | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 0.538 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.533 | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.516 | -3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.436 | -15.5% |
| 1959 | 0.408 | -6.4% |
| 1960 | 0.377 | -7.6% |
| 1961 | 0.379 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.386 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.43 | +11.4% |
| 1964 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.427 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.439 | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.425 | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.427 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.402 | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.437 | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.418 | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.598 | +43.1% |
| 1973 | 0.571 | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.55 | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.409 | -25.6% |
| 1976 | 0.453 | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.525 | +15.9% |
| 1978 | 0.554 | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.572 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.572 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.567 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.526 | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.496 | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.499 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.504 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.514 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.514 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.514 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.509 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.654 | +28.5% |
| 1992 | 0.658 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.654 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.654 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.654 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.654 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.656 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.656 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.656 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.661 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.653 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.624 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.627 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.581 | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.581 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.574 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.535 | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.547 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.524 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.521 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.508 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.504 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.47 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.466 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.462 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.457 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.438 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.423 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.392 | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.398 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.423 | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.417 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.56 | +34.3% |
| 2025 | 0.628 | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.4908 | 0.355 | 0.536 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.5132 | 0.408 | 0.552 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4122 | 0.377 | 0.439 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5087 | 0.409 | 0.598 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5215 | 0.496 | 0.572 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6405 | 0.509 | 0.658 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5907 | 0.524 | 0.661 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4641 | 0.392 | 0.521 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4697 | 0.392 | 0.628 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More economy & growth data for Bangladesh
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 6.09 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 98,894 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 6.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 2,535 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 11.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 117.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 306,336 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh was 0.628 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.661 in 2000.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.355 in 1946.
- How does Bangladesh rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 108th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. 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 Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.