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
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
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.