Belarus vs Hong Kong, China: Egalitarian democracy index vdem

Belarus
0.228
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
0.219
in 2025
Belarus rank
108th
Hong Kong, China rank
111th

Egalitarian democracy index vdem over time

  • Belarus
  • Hong Kong, China
00.10.20.30.40.5190019622025

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0.228 against 0.219 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Belarus ranks 108th and Hong Kong, China ranks 111th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 8 and Hong Kong, China in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1900s 0.043 0.096 0.053 Hong Kong, China
1910s 0.0726 0.096 0.0234 Hong Kong, China
1920s 0.1822 0.0969 0.0853 Belarus
1930s 0.1875 0.0998 0.0877 Belarus
1940s 0.1875 0.0971 0.0904 Belarus
1950s 0.2142 0.1187 0.0955 Belarus
1960s 0.2195 0.1238 0.0957 Belarus
1970s 0.2232 0.1745 0.0487 Belarus
1980s 0.2246 0.2252 0.0006 Hong Kong, China
1990s 0.3945 0.3148 0.0797 Belarus
2000s 0.2716 0.3255 0.0539 Hong Kong, China
2010s 0.2742 0.3029 0.0287 Hong Kong, China
2020s 0.2285 0.2223 0.0062 Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index vdem, Belarus or Hong Kong, China?
Belarus, at 0.228 against 0.219 in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index vdem between Belarus and Hong Kong, China?
0.009, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Hong Kong, China?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Hong Kong, China rank globally for egalitarian democracy index vdem?
Belarus ranks 108th and Hong Kong, China ranks 111th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Egalitarian 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