Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Belarus
Belarus: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -0.2504 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Belarus, 1992–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Belarus stood at -0.2504.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 390.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Belarus peaked at -0.0024 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -1.76, in 1992.
Belarus ranks 76th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -1.76 | — |
| 1993 | -1.72 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | -1.71 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | -1.62 | -5.0% |
| 1996 | -1.48 | -8.8% |
| 1997 | -1.38 | -6.6% |
| 1998 | -1.28 | -7.0% |
| 1999 | -1.19 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | -1.09 | -8.0% |
| 2001 | -0.8765 | -19.9% |
| 2002 | -0.7517 | -14.2% |
| 2003 | -0.629 | -16.3% |
| 2004 | -0.503 | -20.0% |
| 2005 | -0.375 | -25.4% |
| 2006 | -0.2521 | -32.8% |
| 2007 | -0.1246 | -50.6% |
| 2008 | -0.0024 | -98.0% |
| 2009 | -0.0304 | +1142.4% |
| 2010 | -0.0511 | +68.1% |
| 2011 | -0.0719 | +40.9% |
| 2012 | -0.0961 | +33.6% |
| 2013 | -0.1195 | +24.3% |
| 2014 | -0.1504 | +25.9% |
| 2015 | -0.1763 | +17.2% |
| 2016 | -0.1972 | +11.8% |
| 2017 | -0.228 | +15.6% |
| 2018 | -0.2518 | +10.5% |
| 2019 | -0.2527 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | -0.2504 | -0.9% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's -0.2504 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.364, 69% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Belarus's -0.2504 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0062, 40.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -1142.4% | -0.0024 | -0.0304 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.52 | -1.76 | -1.19 | 8 |
| 2000s | -0.4639 | -1.09 | -0.0024 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1595 | -0.2527 | -0.0511 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2504 | -0.2504 | -0.2504 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More social development data for Belarus
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Belarus?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Belarus was -0.2504 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0024 in 2008.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.76 in 1992.
- How does Belarus rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Belarus ranks 76th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 390.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.