Belarus vs Turkmenistan: Deliberative Democracy Index
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- Belarus
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 0.032 against 0.028 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.004.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Belarus ranks 168th and Turkmenistan ranks 169th of 175 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.034 | 0.034 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.0634 | 0.0634 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.0694 | 0.0694 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.0319 | 0.0319 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.0237 | 0.0237 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.0649 | 0.0649 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.0866 | 0.0866 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.0756 | 0.0756 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.1224 | 0.1224 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.2152 | 0.0347 | 0.1806 | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0.0768 | 0.0148 | 0.062 | Belarus |
| 2010s | 0.0864 | 0.0323 | 0.0541 | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0.0333 | 0.0272 | 0.0062 | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Belarus or Turkmenistan?
- Belarus, at 0.032 against 0.028 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Belarus and Turkmenistan?
- 0.004, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Turkmenistan?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Turkmenistan rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- Belarus ranks 168th and Turkmenistan ranks 169th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.