Belarus vs South Sudan: Deliberative democracy index vdem

Belarus
0.032
in 2025
South Sudan
0.038
in 2025
Belarus rank
168th
South Sudan rank
165th

Deliberative democracy index vdem over time

  • Belarus
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.038 against 0.032 in Belarus, a difference of 0.006.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Sudan ahead.

Belarus ranks 168th and South Sudan ranks 165th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 11 and South Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus South Sudan Difference Ahead
1900s 0.034 0.019 0.015 Belarus
1910s 0.0634 0.019 0.0444 Belarus
1920s 0.0694 0.019 0.0504 Belarus
1930s 0.0319 0.019 0.0129 Belarus
1940s 0.0237 0.0195 0.0042 Belarus
1950s 0.0649 0.0662 0.0013 South Sudan
1960s 0.0866 0.0548 0.0318 Belarus
1970s 0.0756 0.0551 0.0205 Belarus
1980s 0.1224 0.099 0.0234 Belarus
1990s 0.2195 0.0378 0.1817 Belarus
2000s 0.0768 0.0516 0.0252 Belarus
2010s 0.0864 0.0609 0.0255 Belarus
2020s 0.0333 0.0557 0.0223 South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index vdem, Belarus or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 0.038 against 0.032 in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem between Belarus and South Sudan?
0.006, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and South Sudan?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Belarus and South Sudan rank globally for deliberative democracy index vdem?
Belarus ranks 168th and South Sudan ranks 165th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Deliberative democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Deliberative democracy index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed