Bangladesh

Asia

Bangladesh ranks #156 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 44.8/100.

Score

44.8

Universal category breakdown

Religion

7.0B

Fraser HFI 2025 — Religion sub-index 7/10

Economic Liberty

5.8C

Fraser HFI 2025 — Economic Freedom sub-index 5.8/10

Freedom of Movement

5.5C

Fraser HFI 2025 — Movement sub-index 5.5/10

Assembly & Association

5.4C-

V-Dem 2025 — Freedom of Association index 0.535 (0–1)

Privacy

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

EditorialEditorialView source

Free Expression

4.0D

RSF Press Freedom 2025 (33.7/100) · Freedom on the Net 2025 (45/100)

RSF + Freedom HouseView source

Due Process

3.9D-

WJP Rule of Law Index 2025 — Overall score 0.39/1 (x10 scale; blends Civil Justice + Criminal Justice + 6 other rule-of-law factors)

World Justice ProjectView source

Equal Protection

3.7D-

V-Dem 2025 — Equal Protection sub-index 0.374 (0–1)

Property Rights

3.5D-

Fraser HFI 2025 — Property Rights sub-index 3.5/10

Political Participation

1.0F

V-Dem 2025 — Participatory Democracy index 0.099 (0–1)