Belarus vs Cambodia: Democracy

Belarus
1
in 2025
Cambodia
1
in 2025
Belarus rank
159th
Cambodia rank
159th

Democracy over time

  • Belarus
  • Cambodia
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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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).