Deliberative Democracy Index in Belarus
Belarus: Deliberative Democracy Index was 0.032 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.032
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
168th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.348
in 1992
All-time low
0.019
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Deliberative Democracy Index in Belarus, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.032 for deliberative democracy index in 2025.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deliberative democracy index in Belarus peaked at 0.348 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.019, in 1900.
Belarus ranks 168th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deliberative Democracy Index in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.019 | — |
| 1901 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.026 | +36.8% |
| 1906 | 0.055 | +111.5% |
| 1907 | 0.056 | +1.8% |
| 1908 | 0.054 | -3.6% |
| 1909 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.109 | +101.9% |
| 1918 | 0.078 | -28.4% |
| 1919 | 0.069 | -11.5% |
| 1920 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.067 | -2.9% |
| 1923 | 0.074 | +10.4% |
| 1924 | 0.077 | +4.1% |
| 1925 | 0.072 | -6.5% |
| 1926 | 0.072 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.072 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.066 | -8.3% |
| 1929 | 0.056 | -15.2% |
| 1930 | 0.05 | -10.7% |
| 1931 | 0.04 | -20.0% |
| 1932 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.036 | -10.0% |
| 1934 | 0.035 | -2.8% |
| 1935 | 0.025 | -28.6% |
| 1936 | 0.024 | -4.0% |
| 1937 | 0.025 | +4.2% |
| 1938 | 0.022 | -12.0% |
| 1939 | 0.022 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.022 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.023 | +4.5% |
| 1942 | 0.023 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.023 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.023 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.023 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.025 | +8.7% |
| 1947 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.03 | +20.0% |
| 1954 | 0.081 | +170.0% |
| 1955 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.094 | +16.0% |
| 1957 | 0.096 | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.095 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.094 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.093 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.082 | -11.8% |
| 1966 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.073 | -11.0% |
| 1969 | 0.073 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.074 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.076 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.075 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.076 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.075 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.106 | +41.3% |
| 1986 | 0.157 | +48.1% |
| 1987 | 0.186 | +18.5% |
| 1988 | 0.185 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.215 | +16.2% |
| 1990 | 0.258 | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.273 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.348 | +27.5% |
| 1993 | 0.293 | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 0.287 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.217 | -24.4% |
| 1996 | 0.177 | -18.4% |
| 1997 | 0.13 | -26.6% |
| 1998 | 0.108 | -16.9% |
| 1999 | 0.104 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.095 | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.076 | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.078 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.077 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.075 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.07 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.073 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.073 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.074 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.07 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.068 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.069 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.084 | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 0.089 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.093 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.098 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.097 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.099 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.046 | -53.5% |
| 2021 | 0.037 | -19.6% |
| 2022 | 0.031 | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 0.025 | -19.4% |
| 2024 | 0.029 | +16.0% |
| 2025 | 0.032 | +10.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.032 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3275, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.032 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.61, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deliberative Democracy Index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +170.0% | 0.03 | 0.081 |
| 1906 | +111.5% | 0.026 | 0.055 |
| 1917 | +101.9% | 0.054 | 0.109 |
| 2020 | -53.5% | 0.099 | 0.046 |
| 1986 | +48.1% | 0.106 | 0.157 |
| 1985 | +41.3% | 0.075 | 0.106 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.034 | 0.019 | 0.056 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0634 | 0.054 | 0.109 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0694 | 0.056 | 0.077 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0319 | 0.022 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0237 | 0.022 | 0.025 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0649 | 0.025 | 0.096 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0866 | 0.073 | 0.096 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0756 | 0.074 | 0.076 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1224 | 0.075 | 0.215 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2195 | 0.104 | 0.348 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0768 | 0.07 | 0.095 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0864 | 0.068 | 0.099 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0333 | 0.025 | 0.046 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 165 South Sudan 0.038 compare
- 166 Myanmar 0.035 compare
- 167 Azerbaijan 0.034 compare
- 169 Turkmenistan 0.028 compare
- 170 Eritrea 0.025 compare
- 171 Sudan 0.023 compare
- 171 Venezuela 0.023 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 deliberative democracy index in Belarus?
- Deliberative democracy index in Belarus was 0.032 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deliberative democracy index recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.348 in 1992.
- What is the lowest deliberative democracy index recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.019 in 1900.
- How does Belarus rank for deliberative democracy index?
- Belarus ranks 168th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deliberative democracy index rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.