Egalitarian Democracy Index in Belarus
Belarus: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.228 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.228
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
108th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.464
in 1992
All-time low
0.035
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Belarus, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, egalitarian democracy index in Belarus stood at 0.228.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Belarus peaked at 0.464 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.035, in 1900.
Belarus ranks 108th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.035 | — |
| 1901 | 0.036 | +2.9% |
| 1902 | 0.037 | +2.8% |
| 1903 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.036 | -2.7% |
| 1905 | 0.047 | +30.6% |
| 1906 | 0.053 | +12.8% |
| 1907 | 0.05 | -5.7% |
| 1908 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.049 | -2.0% |
| 1910 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.05 | +2.0% |
| 1914 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.049 | -2.0% |
| 1917 | 0.074 | +51.0% |
| 1918 | 0.153 | +106.8% |
| 1919 | 0.153 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.155 | +1.3% |
| 1921 | 0.161 | +3.9% |
| 1922 | 0.162 | +0.6% |
| 1923 | 0.19 | +17.3% |
| 1924 | 0.193 | +1.6% |
| 1925 | 0.19 | -1.6% |
| 1926 | 0.194 | +2.1% |
| 1927 | 0.193 | -0.5% |
| 1928 | 0.194 | +0.5% |
| 1929 | 0.19 | -2.1% |
| 1930 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.191 | +0.5% |
| 1933 | 0.188 | -1.6% |
| 1934 | 0.187 | -0.5% |
| 1935 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.188 | +0.5% |
| 1938 | 0.184 | -2.1% |
| 1939 | 0.183 | -0.5% |
| 1940 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.18 | -1.6% |
| 1942 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.193 | +7.2% |
| 1947 | 0.193 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.203 | +5.2% |
| 1949 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.207 | +2.0% |
| 1951 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.215 | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 0.216 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.223 | +3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.222 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.22 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.218 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.221 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.219 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.218 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.219 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.221 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.223 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.224 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.223 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.222 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.223 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.225 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.227 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.225 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.232 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.386 | +66.4% |
| 1991 | 0.407 | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.464 | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 0.463 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.458 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.421 | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.381 | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.333 | -12.6% |
| 1998 | 0.319 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.313 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.298 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.274 | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.273 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.272 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.269 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.265 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.264 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.265 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.268 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.265 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.266 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.276 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.278 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.281 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.281 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.282 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.27 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.275 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.244 | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.221 | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.229 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.221 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.228 | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.228 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.306, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.228 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.608, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | +106.8% | 0.074 | 0.153 |
| 1990 | +66.4% | 0.232 | 0.386 |
| 1917 | +51.0% | 0.049 | 0.074 |
| 1905 | +30.6% | 0.036 | 0.047 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.043 | 0.035 | 0.053 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0726 | 0.049 | 0.153 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1822 | 0.155 | 0.194 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1875 | 0.183 | 0.191 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1875 | 0.18 | 0.203 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2142 | 0.207 | 0.223 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2195 | 0.218 | 0.222 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2232 | 0.221 | 0.224 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2246 | 0.222 | 0.232 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3945 | 0.313 | 0.464 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2716 | 0.264 | 0.298 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2742 | 0.265 | 0.282 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2285 | 0.221 | 0.244 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 106 Cote d'Ivoire 0.237 compare
- 107 Kyrgyzstan 0.235 compare
- 109 Cuba 0.224 compare
- 110 Comoros 0.222 compare
- 111 Hong Kong 0.219 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 egalitarian democracy index in Belarus?
- Egalitarian democracy index in Belarus was 0.228 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.464 in 1992.
- What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.035 in 1900.
- How does Belarus rank for egalitarian democracy index?
- Belarus ranks 108th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.