Belarus vs Iran: Democracy
Belarus
0
in 2018
Iran
0
in 2018
Belarus rank
146th
Iran rank
146th
Democracy over time
- Belarus
- Iran
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 0 against 0 in Iran, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 219 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Iran ahead.
Belarus ranks 146th and Iran ranks 146th of 167 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Iran | 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Iran |
| 1910s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Iran |
| 1920s | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Iran |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Iran |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Iran |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Belarus |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Iran |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Belarus or Iran?
- Belarus, at 0 against 0 in Iran as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belarus and Iran?
- 0, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Iran?
- 219 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do Belarus and Iran rank globally for democracy?
- Belarus ranks 146th and Iran ranks 146th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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 using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).