Belarus vs Vatican: Free and Fair Elections Index
Belarus
0.194
in 2025
Vatican
0.22
in 1870
Belarus rank
131st
Vatican rank
129th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Belarus
- Vatican
How they compare
Vatican currently reports 0.22 against 0.194 in Belarus, a difference of 0.026.
That makes Vatican's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
Across all 72 years both countries report, Vatican has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 131st and Vatican ranks 129th of 176 countries.
Vatican has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.0565 | 0.0565 | Vatican |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.0075 | 0.0075 | Vatican |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.176 | 0.176 | Vatican |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.22 | 0.22 | Vatican |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Belarus or Vatican?
- Vatican, at 0.22 against 0.194 in Belarus as of 1870.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Belarus and Vatican?
- 0.026, with Vatican ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Vatican?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 1870.
- How do Belarus and Vatican rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Belarus ranks 131st and Vatican ranks 129th 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.