Belarus vs Russia: Rule of Law Index
Belarus
0.116
in 2025
Russia
0.121
in 2025
Belarus rank
157th
Russia rank
154th
Rule of Law Index over time
- Belarus
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.121 against 0.116 in Belarus, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Russia ahead.
Belarus ranks 157th and Russia ranks 154th of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.058 | 0.058 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0.058 | 0.058 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0.058 | 0.058 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.0535 | 0.0535 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0.0581 | 0.0581 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.0692 | 0.0692 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.111 | 0.111 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.3457 | 0.3457 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.5526 | 0.5526 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.3559 | 0.3559 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.356 | 0.356 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.3075 | 0.3075 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.287 | 0.287 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.1356 | 0.1356 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.1342 | 0.1342 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.1379 | 0.1379 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.1664 | 0.1664 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.1805 | 0.1805 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.1644 | 0.1644 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.1731 | 0.1731 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.4504 | 0.2608 | 0.1896 | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0.262 | 0.2276 | 0.0344 | Belarus |
| 2010s | 0.2658 | 0.206 | 0.0598 | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0.1042 | 0.1533 | 0.0492 | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Belarus or Russia?
- Russia, at 0.121 against 0.116 in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Belarus and Russia?
- 0.005, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Russia?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Russia rank globally for rule of law index?
- Belarus ranks 157th and Russia ranks 154th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rule of Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.