Belarus vs Turkmenistan: Political civil liberties index
Belarus
0.036
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.054
in 2025
Belarus rank
171st
Turkmenistan rank
168th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Belarus
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.054 against 0.036 in Belarus, a difference of 0.018.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.5 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Belarus ranks 171st and Turkmenistan ranks 168th of 176 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.2005 | 0.2005 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.2715 | 0.2715 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2684 | 0.2684 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.0368 | 0.0368 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.0164 | 0.0164 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.0151 | 0.0151 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.0305 | 0.0305 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.0394 | 0.0394 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.0373 | 0.0373 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.1174 | 0.1174 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.7091 | 0.0684 | 0.6407 | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0.3662 | 0.03 | 0.3362 | Belarus |
| 2010s | 0.367 | 0.0451 | 0.3219 | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0.0675 | 0.0548 | 0.0127 | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Belarus or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.054 against 0.036 in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Belarus and Turkmenistan?
- 0.018, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Turkmenistan?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Turkmenistan rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Belarus ranks 171st and Turkmenistan ranks 168th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.