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Bangladesh

Ranking: 152 / 170 | Index Value: 0.594

Bangladesh’s Performance on the
Women, Peace, and Security Index

Compared to 9 Other Countries in the South Asia Region

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Arrows indicate improvement or decline on WPS Index since 2017.

Inclusion

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

0 15 Bangladesh 6 2021 Best in Group 2021 Sri Lanka 11.1 Worst in Group 2021 Afghanistan 1.9

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

0 100 Bangladesh 35.2 2021 Best in Group 2021 Nepal 73.7 Worst in Group 2021 Iran 14.8

Women's Cellphone Use (%)

0 100 2017 61.5 Bangladesh 85.9 2021 Best in Group 2021 Maldives 94.6 Worst in Group 2021 Afghanistan 42.7

Women's Financial Inclusion (%)

0 100 2017 25.2 Bangladesh 35.8 2021 Best in Group 2021 Iran 91.6 Worst in Group 2021 Pakistan 7

Women's Share of Parliament Seats (%)

0 100 2017 20.3 Bangladesh 20.9 2021 Best in Group 2021 Nepal 33.6 Worst in Group 2021 Maldives 4.6

Justice

Discriminatory Norms (%)

100 0 Bangladesh 57 2017 & 2021 Best in Group 2021 Nepal 18 Worst in Group 2021 Pakistan 73

Son Bias (Male to female birth ratio)

1.2 0 Bangladesh 1.05 2017 & 2021 Best in Group 2021 Bhutan 1.04 Worst in Group 2021 India 1.1

Absence of Legal Discrimination Against Women

0 100 Bangladesh 49.4 2017 & 2021 Best in Group 2021 Nepal 80.6 Worst in Group 2021 Iran 31.3

Security

Organized Violence (Battle Deaths per 100,000)

200 0 2017 0.01 Bangladesh 0 2021 Best in Group 2021 Bangladesh 0 Worst in Group 2021 Afghanistan 68.6

Women's Perception of Community Safety (%)

0 100 2017 80.4 Bangladesh 51.4 2021 Best in Group 2021 Iran 66.1 Worst in Group 2021 Afghanistan 9.8

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

100 0 Bangladesh 23 2021 Best in Group 2021 Sri Lanka 4 Worst in Group 2021 Afghanistan 35

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