Belarus vs Russia: Free and fair elections
Belarus
0
in 2025
Russia
0
in 2025
Belarus rank
112th
Russia rank
112th
Free and fair elections over time
- Belarus
- Russia
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 0 against 0 in Russia, a difference of 0.
Across all 109 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 112th and Russia ranks 112th of 172 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russia |
| 2010s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Russia |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Belarus or Russia?
- Belarus, at 0 against 0 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Belarus and Russia?
- 0, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Russia?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Russia rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Belarus ranks 112th and Russia ranks 112th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.