Which has higher participatory democracy index, Bahrain or Belarus?

Bahrain, at 0.054 against 0.054 in Belarus as of 2025.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Bahrain vs Belarus: Participatory Democracy Index

Bahrain

0.054

in 2025

Belarus

0.054

in 2025

Bahrain rank

157th

Belarus rank

157th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Bahrain
Belarus

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.054 against 0.054 in Belarus, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Belarus ahead.

Bahrain ranks 157th and Belarus ranks 157th of 176 countries.

Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Belarus	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.003	0.0347	0.0317	Belarus
1910s	0.0051	0.0384	0.0333	Belarus
1920s	0.0132	0.0218	0.0086	Belarus
1930s	0.008	0.0195	0.0115	Belarus
1940s	0.008	0.0194	0.0114	Belarus
1950s	0.0091	0.02	0.0109	Belarus
1960s	0.0093	0.0495	0.0402	Belarus
1970s	0.0173	0.0637	0.0464	Belarus
1980s	0.0116	0.0709	0.0593	Belarus
1990s	0.0112	0.238	0.2268	Belarus
2000s	0.0894	0.0898	0.0004	Belarus
2010s	0.0534	0.0898	0.0364	Belarus
2020s	0.0502	0.0618	0.0117	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Bahrain or Belarus?: Bahrain, at 0.054 against 0.054 in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Bahrain and Belarus?: 0, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Belarus?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Belarus rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Bahrain ranks 157th and Belarus ranks 157th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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 citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.