Belarus vs Cambodia: Democracy
Belarus
1
in 2025
Cambodia
1
in 2025
Belarus rank
159th
Cambodia rank
159th
Democracy over time
- Belarus
- Cambodia
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 1 against 1 in Cambodia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Cambodia ahead.
Belarus ranks 159th and Cambodia ranks 159th of 197 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 7 and Cambodia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Belarus |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belarus |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belarus |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belarus |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Belarus |
| 1950s | 1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | Belarus |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.2 | Belarus |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Belarus or Cambodia?
- Belarus, at 1 against 1 in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belarus and Cambodia?
- 0, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Cambodia?
- 226 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Cambodia rank globally for democracy?
- Belarus ranks 159th and Cambodia ranks 159th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).