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Bangladesh

Compared to 7 Other Countries in the South Asia Region
Bangladesh's Ranking: 131 / 177 Index Score 0.593
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Arrows indicate improvement or decline on the WPS Index since 2017 where applicable.

Inclusion

Women’s Mean Years of Schooling 2017 data is not available for this country

0 15 Bangladesh 6.8 2023 Best in Group 2023 Sri Lanka 10.8 Worst in Group 2023 Afghanistan 2.3

Women's Employment (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 Bangladesh 40.5 2023 Best in Group 2023 Bhutan 78.9 Worst in Group 2023 Afghanistan 25.1

Women's Financial Inclusion (%)

0 100 2017 25.2 Bangladesh 43.5 2023 Best in Group 2023 Sri Lanka 89.3 Worst in Group 2023 Afghanistan 4.7

Women's Cellphone Use (%)

0 100 2017 61.5 Bangladesh 75 2023 Best in Group 2023 Nepal 86 Worst in Group 2023 Pakistan 32

Women's Share of Parliament Seats (%)

0 100 2017 20.3 Bangladesh 20.9 2023 Best in Group 2023 Nepal 33.9 Worst in Group 2023 Maldives 4.6

Justice

Absence of Legal Discrimination Against Women 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 Bangladesh 49.4 2023 Best in Group 2023 Nepal 80.6 Worst in Group 2023 Afghanistan 31.9

Access to Justice 2017 data is not available for this country

0 4 Bangladesh 1.43 2023 Best in Group 2023 Bhutan 3.19 Worst in Group 2023 Afghanistan 0.37

Maternal Mortality 2017 data is not available for this country

1300 0 Bangladesh 123 2023 Best in Group 2023 Sri Lanka 28.8 Worst in Group 2023 Afghanistan 620.4

Son Bias (Male to female birth ratio) 2017 data is not available for this country

200 50 Bangladesh 105 2023 Best in Group 2023 Sri Lanka 104.4 Worst in Group 2023 India 107.5

Security

Current Intimate Partner Violence (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

100 0 Bangladesh 23 2023 Best in Group 2023 Sri Lanka 4 Worst in Group 2023 Afghanistan 35

Women's Perception of Community Safety (%)

0 100 2017 80.4 Bangladesh 71 2023 Best in Group 2023 Bangladesh 71 Worst in Group 2023 Afghanistan 39

Political Violence Targeting Women 2017 data is not available for this country

2 0 Bangladesh 0.02 2023 Best in Group 2023 Bhutan 0 Worst in Group 2023 Afghanistan 0.46

Proximity to Conflict 2017 data is not available for this country

105 0 Bangladesh 28.1 2023 Best in Group 2023 Bhutan 0 Worst in Group 2023 Afghanistan 91.1

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