Belarus vs Cambodia: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Belarus
0.142
in 2025
Cambodia
0.152
in 2025
Belarus rank
161st
Cambodia rank
158th
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Belarus
- Cambodia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 0.152 against 0.142 in Belarus, a difference of 0.01.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 161st and Cambodia ranks 158th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 5 and Cambodia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1172 | 0.066 | 0.0512 | Belarus |
| 1910s | 0.117 | 0.066 | 0.051 | Belarus |
| 1920s | 0.051 | 0.0682 | 0.0172 | Cambodia |
| 1930s | 0.0454 | 0.069 | 0.0236 | Cambodia |
| 1940s | 0.049 | 0.0725 | 0.0235 | Cambodia |
| 1950s | 0.049 | 0.1642 | 0.1152 | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 0.1659 | 0.2186 | 0.0527 | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 0.2132 | 0.1444 | 0.0688 | Belarus |
| 1980s | 0.2289 | 0.1215 | 0.1074 | Belarus |
| 1990s | 0.4026 | 0.1977 | 0.2049 | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0.2089 | 0.2432 | 0.0343 | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 0.207 | 0.2324 | 0.0254 | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 0.164 | 0.1688 | 0.0048 | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Belarus or Cambodia?
- Cambodia, at 0.152 against 0.142 in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Belarus and Cambodia?
- 0.01, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Cambodia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Cambodia rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Belarus ranks 161st and Cambodia ranks 158th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory 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
Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.