Bangladesh: Clean elections index

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 Bangladesh

Clean elections index

 Latest value 0.159
 Year 2023
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1971 - 2023
 Average 0.281
 Min - Max 0.000 - 0.537
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
The latest value from 2023 is 0.159 index points, an increase from 0.156 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.537 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Bangladesh from 1971 to 2023 is 0.281 index points. The minimum value, 0 index points, was reached in 1971 while the maximum of 0.537 index points was recorded in 1996. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Bangladesh - Clean elections index - Recent values chart

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Bangladesh - Clean elections index - historical chart - 1971-2023




Definition: Measures the extent to which elections are free and fair with absence of registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation, vote buying, and election violence.

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