Which has higher liberal democracy index, Belarus or Venezuela?

Venezuela, at 0.042 against 0.038 in Belarus as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Venezuela?

221 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belarus vs Venezuela: Liberal Democracy Index

Belarus

0.038

in 2025

Venezuela

0.042

in 2025

Belarus rank

168th

Venezuela rank

166th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Belarus
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 0.042 against 0.038 in Belarus, a difference of 0.004.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 221 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Venezuela ahead.

Belarus ranks 168th and Venezuela ranks 166th of 176 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.014	0.04	0.026	Venezuela
1800s	0.0149	0.0399	0.025	Venezuela
1810s	0.015	0.0288	0.0138	Venezuela
1830s	0.0147	0.1843	0.1696	Venezuela
1840s	0.0152	0.1443	0.1291	Venezuela
1850s	0.0215	0.0507	0.0292	Venezuela
1860s	0.0637	0.0827	0.019	Venezuela
1870s	0.0866	0.0575	0.0291	Belarus
1880s	0.0411	0.063	0.0219	Venezuela
1890s	0.0433	0.0798	0.0365	Venezuela
1900s	0.0499	0.0361	0.0138	Belarus
1910s	0.0618	0.0329	0.0289	Belarus
1920s	0.019	0.0293	0.0103	Venezuela
1930s	0.016	0.0597	0.0437	Venezuela
1940s	0.0144	0.1351	0.1207	Venezuela
1950s	0.0196	0.1035	0.0839	Venezuela
1960s	0.0232	0.5195	0.4963	Venezuela
1970s	0.0247	0.5768	0.5521	Venezuela
1980s	0.0352	0.586	0.5508	Venezuela
1990s	0.2953	0.5864	0.2911	Venezuela
2000s	0.0981	0.2143	0.1162	Venezuela
2010s	0.1013	0.1086	0.0073	Venezuela
2020s	0.0375	0.0512	0.0137	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Belarus or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 0.042 against 0.038 in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Belarus and Venezuela?: 0.004, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Venezuela?: 221 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Venezuela rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Belarus ranks 168th and Venezuela ranks 166th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 30 October 2026

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.