Belarus vs Serbia: Free and Fair Elections Index

Belarus
0.194
in 2025
Serbia
0.212
in 2025
Belarus rank
131st
Serbia rank
130th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

  • Belarus
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 0.212 against 0.194 in Belarus, a difference of 0.018.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Serbia ahead.

Belarus ranks 131st and Serbia ranks 130th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 8 and Serbia in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Serbia Difference Ahead
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0.0602 0.0602 Serbia
1860s 0 0.2986 0.2986 Serbia
1870s 0 0.2954 0.2954 Serbia
1880s 0 0.2898 0.2898 Serbia
1890s 0 0.2966 0.2966 Serbia
1900s 0 0.2895 0.2895 Serbia
1910s 0.0732 0.2493 0.1761 Serbia
1920s 0.3644 0.2777 0.0867 Belarus
1930s 0.3373 0.1563 0.181 Belarus
1940s 0.2234 0.0801 0.1433 Belarus
1950s 0.2719 0.1132 0.1587 Belarus
1960s 0.19 0.1115 0.0785 Belarus
1970s 0.2878 0.1008 0.187 Belarus
1980s 0.2999 0.112 0.1879 Belarus
1990s 0.5897 0.2228 0.3669 Belarus
2000s 0.2262 0.6043 0.3781 Serbia
2010s 0.2096 0.5097 0.3001 Serbia
2020s 0.1555 0.2953 0.1398 Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Belarus or Serbia?
Serbia, at 0.212 against 0.194 in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Belarus and Serbia?
0.018, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Serbia?
228 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Serbia rank globally for free and fair elections index?
Belarus ranks 131st and Serbia ranks 130th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Free and Fair Elections Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.