For a better measure of comparison we will look at the relevant data for 2012, and also at a graphic of HDI change from 1980 to 2010. In the 2011 rankings, Bangladesh was ranked at number 146 out of 187 Countries considered. It was given a HDI esyimate score of 0.500. In 2010, It was listed at number 129 out of 169 countries ranked, and it was given a score of 0.469. In a nutshell, than, Bangladesh had slipped 17 pleaces down in ranking in 2011 over that 0f 2010, although it had gained by 0.031 in estimate score during the same period.