Belarus vs Russia: Democracy
Belarus
1
in 2025
Russia
1
in 2025
Belarus rank
159th
Russia rank
159th
Democracy over time
- Belarus
- Russia
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 1 against 1 in Russia, a difference of 0.
Across all 226 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 159th and Russia ranks 159th of 197 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Russia | 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 | 0.4 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 5.1 | 2.1 | Russia |
| 2000s | 3 | 4.2 | 1.2 | Russia |
| 2010s | 2.8 | 3 | 0.2 | Russia |
| 2020s | 1 | 1.67 | 0.6667 | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Belarus or Russia?
- Belarus, at 1 against 1 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belarus and Russia?
- 0, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Russia?
- 226 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Russia rank globally for democracy?
- Belarus ranks 159th and Russia 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).