Freedom Score in Belarus
Belarus: Freedom Score was 7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Belarus, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 7 for freedom score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Belarus peaked at 24 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2024.
Belarus ranks 186th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 24 | — |
| 2003 | 21 | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 19 | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 15 | -21.1% |
| 2006 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 15 | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 20 | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 19 | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | -42.1% |
| 2021 | 8 | -27.3% |
| 2022 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.5, 11% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.5, 8% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17 | 13 | 24 | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.7 | 14 | 21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.17 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
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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 freedom score in Belarus?
- Freedom score in Belarus was 7 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 24 in 2002.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for freedom score?
- Belarus ranks 186th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.