Belarus vs Tajikistan: Participatory Democracy Index
Belarus
0.054
in 2025
Tajikistan
0.059
in 2025
Belarus rank
157th
Tajikistan rank
154th
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Belarus
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 0.059 against 0.054 in Belarus, a difference of 0.005.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Belarus ranks 157th and Tajikistan ranks 154th of 176 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Tajikistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.077 | 0.077 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.0769 | 0.0769 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.077 | 0.077 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.0347 | 0.0347 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.0384 | 0.0384 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.0218 | 0.0218 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.0195 | 0.0195 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.0194 | 0.0194 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.0495 | 0.0495 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.0637 | 0.0637 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.0709 | 0.0709 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.238 | 0.0802 | 0.1578 | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0.0898 | 0.0929 | 0.0031 | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 0.0898 | 0.0603 | 0.0295 | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0.0618 | 0.0558 | 0.006 | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Belarus or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 0.059 against 0.054 in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Belarus and Tajikistan?
- 0.005, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Tajikistan?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Tajikistan rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Belarus ranks 157th and Tajikistan ranks 154th 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
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.