Civil Rights Score in Belarus
Belarus: Civil Rights Score was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Belarus, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil rights score in Belarus is 2, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 100.0% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Belarus peaked at 4 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2023.
Belarus ranks 99th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | — |
| 2007 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +100.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5, 40% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7, 29% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.33 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 99 Azerbaijan 2 compare
- 99 Burkina Faso 2 compare
- 99 Burundi 2 compare
- 99 Cambodia 2 compare
- 99 Chad 2 compare
- 99 Congo 2 compare
- 99 Ethiopia 2 compare
- 99 Mozambique 2 compare
- 99 Nicaragua 2 compare
- 99 Oman 2 compare
- 99 Pakistan 2 compare
- 99 Russia 2 compare
- 99 Saudi Arabia 2 compare
- 99 South Sudan 2 compare
- 99 Tajikistan 2 compare
- 99 Venezuela 2 compare
- 99 Zimbabwe 2 compare
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 civil rights score in Belarus?
- Civil rights score in Belarus was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2017.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2023.
- How does Belarus rank for civil rights score?
- Belarus ranks 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.