Bangladesh is a unitary parliamentary republic. The BNP won the February 2026 election, the first since the 2024 uprising, and Tarique Rahman became prime minister, succeeding the Yunus interim government; Islam is the state religion.
In the 12 Axes register, Bangladesh leans hardest on Federal – Unitary: Unitary 83%; the register median is Unitary 68%.
Take the test and this line shows how close your twelve scores are to Bangladesh, and the axis where you differ most.
Where Bangladesh sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Unitary state with eight divisions
Centrist
BNP won February 2026 election, Rahman premier
Centrist
Post-2024 reforms, speech laws contested
Anti-Interventionist
Sovereignty emphasised, balances India and China
Neutral
Army with peacekeeping role
Centrist
Bengali majority, hill peoples recognised
Mixed Economic
Garment exports, mixed economy
Balanced
Mixed economy, state banks
Free Trade
Garment export dependence, trade deals
Religious
Islam is the state religion
Traditionalist
Conservative social norms, secularism debated
Neutral
No distinct state stance on technology
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Bangladesh is at Nationalism 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Bangladesh is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: By Rei-artur pt en Rei-artur blog, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
