Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 24/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 33.7/100 #149
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.195
- HDI
- 0.685
- Regional blocs
- SAARC
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Bangladesh | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Prime Minister of Bangladesh | Tarique Rahman |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2018)
- 2.3/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 15.3/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.9% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
16th pct
Rule of law (2023)
33th pct
Corruption control (2023)
15th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
27th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
19th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
27th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 24 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.195
- Liberal
- 0.116
- Participatory
- 0.099
- Deliberative
- 0.159
- Egalitarian
- 0.115
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 33.7 / 100
- Global rank
- #149 / 180
- Rank change
- +16 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Asie-Pacifique
- Political #145
- 29.0
- Economic #134
- 33.8
- Legal #150
- 36.7
- Social #144
- 39.9
- Safety #159
- 29.2
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.7 | 149 | 29.0 | 33.8 | 36.7 | 39.9 | 29.2 |
| 2024 | 27.6 | 165 | 19.4 | 27.8 | 31.3 | 32.7 | 27.0 |
| 2023 | 35.3 | 163 | 39.1 | 36.1 | 35.2 | 36.6 | 29.6 |
| 2022 | 36.6 | 162 | 42.1 | 32.5 | 44.2 | 48.5 | 15.9 |
| 2021 | 50.3 | 152 | - | - | - | - | 48.9 |
| 2020 | 50.6 | 151 | - | - | - | - | 69.1 |
| 2019 | 49.3 | 150 | - | - | - | - | 44.5 |
| 2018 | 51.4 | 146 | - | - | - | - | 45.7 |
| 2017 | 51.6 | 146 | - | - | - | - | 47.0 |
| 2016 | 54.1 | 144 | - | - | - | - | 76.0 |
| 2015 | 57.1 | 146 | - | - | - | - | 47.4 |
| 2014 | 57.4 | 146 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 58.0 | 144 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 57.0 | 129 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 42.5 | 126 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 37.3 | 121 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 42.7 | 136 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 53.2 | 134 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 48.0 | 137 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 61.3 | 151 | - | - | - | - | - |