Belarus vs China: Academic Freedom Index

Belarus
0.06
in 2025
China
0.071
in 2025
Belarus rank
168th
China rank
165th

Academic Freedom Index over time

  • Belarus
  • China
00.20.40.6190019622025

How they compare

China currently reports 0.071 against 0.06 in Belarus, a difference of 0.011.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 168th and China ranks 165th of 174 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Academic Freedom Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 16,942 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which academics can research, teach, publish, express opinions, and participate in academic bodies without interference, censorship, or institutional restrictions, and universities exercise institutional autonomy.