Social Development in Bangladesh 147 indicators covering social development for Bangladesh. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy Index -6 2018 unchanged 147th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 92,441 2025 up 202.6% 24th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 174.6% 88th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 29.4% 61st Political Rights Score 15 2025 down 28.6% 128th Freedom Score 44 2025 down 10.2% 123rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 67 2025 — 140th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0 units per person 2025 — 155th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 — 154th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -14.51 % change on previous year 2025 down 135.1% 68th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 4 2018 unchanged 147th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 91.43 % change on previous year 2025 up 191.4% 6th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.374 2025 up 100.0% 137th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.582 2025 up 146.6% 115th Political Corruption Index 0.78 2025 down 11.9% 39th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.78 2025 down 11.9% 39th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0004 2024 up 6.3% 176th Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 down 100.0% 56th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.5837 units per square kilometre 2023 up 232.4% 21st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 157th LGBT+ Rights Index -0.5397 2019 up 65.8% 160th Forcibly displaced people 1.76 million 2025 up 167.7% 20th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 0 2016 — 131st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 1 number 2025 unchanged 90th Age of electoral democracy 6 years 2013 down 57.1% 135th Corruption Perceptions Index 23 2024 down 8.0% 150th Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0029 2024 down 7.0% 199th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0029 2024 down 7.0% 177th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0 2024 — 176th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0 2024 — 55th Self-reported life satisfaction 4.32 2025 down 7.0% 129th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 4.32 2025 down 7.0% 129th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 16.2% 2024 up 22.7% 161st Homicide rate 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population 2018 down 14.6% 94th Homicides 3,830 homicides 2018 down 6.6% 15th Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population 2018 down 14.6% 94th Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population 2018 down 14.6% 93rd Age of electoral democracy 10 years 2001 up 900.0% 88th States involved in interstate conflicts 1 2014 unchanged 1st Citizen support for democracy -0.7347 2020 down 173.7% 95th Citizen satisfaction with democracy 0.0771 2020 down 75.2% 61st Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 — 90th Homicides 4,941 deaths 2021 up 5.8% 21st Homicide rate 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 6.1% 119th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 2.86 2021 down 7.0% 114th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 18.65 million 2030 down 8.3% 8th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 0.007 2030 down 90.6% 182nd States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2018 unchanged 31st Freedom of Association Score 6 2025 up 20.0% 46th Freedom of Expression Score 5 2025 up 25.0% 49th Civil Rights Score 5 2025 up 25.0% 54th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 28.5% 2030 down 18.3% 33rd ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →