Belarus vs China: Democracy

Belarus
0
in 2025
China
0
in 2025
Belarus rank
142nd
China rank
142nd

Democracy over time

  • Belarus
  • China
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0 against 0 in China, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was China ahead.

Belarus ranks 142nd and China ranks 142nd of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 4 and China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus China Difference Ahead
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0.3 0.4 0.1 China
1920s 0 0.2 0.2 China
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 4.1 0 4.1 Belarus
2000s 3 0 3 Belarus
2010s 3 0 3 Belarus
2020s 2 0 2 Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Belarus or China?
Belarus, at 0 against 0 in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Belarus and China?
0, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and China?
231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Belarus and China rank globally for democracy?
Belarus ranks 142nd and China ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.