Belarus vs Vatican: Liberal Democracy Index

Belarus
0.038
in 2025
Vatican
0.027
in 1870
Belarus rank
168th
Vatican rank
171st

Liberal Democracy Index over time

  • Belarus
  • Vatican
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0.038 against 0.027 in Vatican, a difference of 0.011.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.4 times Vatican's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 72 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Vatican ahead.

Belarus ranks 168th and Vatican ranks 171st of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.