Effective Power to Govern Score in Belarus
Belarus: Effective Power to Govern Score was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Effective Power to Govern Score in Belarus, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 2 for effective power to govern score in 2025.
The figure is up 100.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Belarus peaked at 3 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
Belarus ranks 81st of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Effective Power to Govern Score in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +100.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 33% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7, 29% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 81 Algeria 2 compare
- 81 Angola 2 compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 2 compare
- 81 Cameroon 2 compare
- 81 China 2 compare
- 81 Congo 2 compare
- 81 Egypt 2 compare
- 81 Iran 2 compare
- 81 Jordan 2 compare
- 81 Kazakhstan 2 compare
- 81 Mauritania 2 compare
- 81 Morocco 2 compare
- 81 Russia 2 compare
- 81 Rwanda 2 compare
- 81 Somalia 2 compare
- 81 Tajikistan 2 compare
- 81 Tunisia 2 compare
- 81 Uzbekistan 2 compare
- 81 Venezuela 2 compare
- 81 Vietnam 2 compare
- 81 Zimbabwe 2 compare
More reference data data for Belarus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.96 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective power to govern score in Belarus?
- Effective power to govern score in Belarus was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2017.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Belarus rank for effective power to govern score?
- Belarus ranks 81st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.