Belarus vs Iran: Democracy
Belarus
0
in 2025
Iran
2
in 2025
Belarus rank
142nd
Iran rank
139th
Democracy over time
- Belarus
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2 against 0 in Belarus, a difference of 2.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iran ahead.
Belarus ranks 142nd and Iran ranks 139th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Belarus |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Iran |
| 1990s | 4.1 | 3 | 1.1 | Belarus |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.67 | 0.3333 | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Belarus or Iran?
- Iran, at 2 against 0 in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belarus and Iran?
- 2, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Iran?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Iran rank globally for democracy?
- Belarus ranks 142nd and Iran ranks 139th 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
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.