Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Belarus or Sudan?

Sudan, at 0.09 against 0.086 in Belarus as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Sudan?

188 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Belarus vs Sudan: Liberal Political Institutions Index

Belarus

0.086

in 2025

Sudan

0.09

in 2025

Belarus rank

170th

Sudan rank

168th

Liberal Political Institutions Index over time

Belarus
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.09 against 0.086 in Belarus, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Sudan ahead.

Belarus ranks 170th and Sudan ranks 168th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.0542	0.234	0.1798	Sudan
1830s	0.0564	0.234	0.1776	Sudan
1840s	0.0574	0.2534	0.196	Sudan
1850s	0.083	0.3175	0.2345	Sudan
1860s	0.235	0.329	0.094	Sudan
1870s	0.3386	0.3743	0.0357	Sudan
1880s	0.1648	0.4773	0.3125	Sudan
1900s	0.1748	0.1469	0.0279	Belarus
1910s	0.2051	0.148	0.0571	Belarus
1920s	0.0414	0.1513	0.1099	Sudan
1930s	0.0315	0.155	0.1235	Sudan
1940s	0.0312	0.1592	0.128	Sudan
1950s	0.0472	0.2628	0.2156	Sudan
1960s	0.0637	0.2238	0.1601	Sudan
1970s	0.0649	0.2019	0.137	Sudan
1980s	0.0965	0.2434	0.1469	Sudan
1990s	0.5344	0.0467	0.4877	Belarus
2000s	0.2362	0.1076	0.1286	Belarus
2010s	0.2456	0.1425	0.1031	Belarus
2020s	0.0772	0.1095	0.0323	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Belarus or Sudan?: Sudan, at 0.09 against 0.086 in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Belarus and Sudan?: 0.004, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Sudan?: 188 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Sudan rank globally for liberal political institutions index?: Belarus ranks 170th and Sudan ranks 168th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.