Afghanistan vs Belarus: Liberal political institutions index
Afghanistan
0.055
in 2025
Belarus
0.086
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
172nd
Belarus rank
170th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Afghanistan
- Belarus
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 0.086 against 0.055 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.031.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.6 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Belarus ranks 170th of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 17 and Belarus in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Belarus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.114 | 0.0534 | 0.0606 | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 0.114 | 0.0558 | 0.0582 | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 0.114 | 0.056 | 0.058 | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 0.114 | 0.0544 | 0.0596 | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 0.114 | 0.0564 | 0.0576 | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 0.114 | 0.0574 | 0.0566 | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 0.114 | 0.083 | 0.031 | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.114 | 0.2468 | 0.1328 | Belarus |
| 1870s | 0.114 | 0.3386 | 0.2246 | Belarus |
| 1880s | 0.106 | 0.1577 | 0.0517 | Belarus |
| 1890s | 0.1015 | 0.167 | 0.0655 | Belarus |
| 1900s | 0.1186 | 0.1748 | 0.0562 | Belarus |
| 1910s | 0.1265 | 0.2051 | 0.0786 | Belarus |
| 1920s | 0.2178 | 0.0414 | 0.1764 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.2301 | 0.0315 | 0.1986 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.236 | 0.0312 | 0.2048 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.236 | 0.0472 | 0.1888 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.2739 | 0.0637 | 0.2102 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.2125 | 0.0649 | 0.1476 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.1525 | 0.0965 | 0.056 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0843 | 0.5344 | 0.4501 | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0.2635 | 0.2362 | 0.0273 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.4147 | 0.2456 | 0.1691 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1038 | 0.0772 | 0.0267 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Afghanistan or Belarus?
- Belarus, at 0.086 against 0.055 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Afghanistan and Belarus?
- 0.031, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Belarus?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Belarus rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Belarus ranks 170th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.