Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Belarus
Belarus: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.766 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.766
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
44th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.829
in 2015
All-time low
0.131
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Belarus, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.766 for egalitarian political institutions index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Belarus peaked at 0.829 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.131, in 1900.
Belarus ranks 44th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.131 | — |
| 1901 | 0.133 | +1.5% |
| 1902 | 0.135 | +1.5% |
| 1903 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.168 | +24.4% |
| 1906 | 0.171 | +1.8% |
| 1907 | 0.16 | -6.4% |
| 1908 | 0.159 | -0.6% |
| 1909 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.158 | -0.6% |
| 1913 | 0.159 | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.16 | +0.6% |
| 1915 | 0.161 | +0.6% |
| 1916 | 0.157 | -2.5% |
| 1917 | 0.256 | +63.1% |
| 1918 | 0.534 | +108.6% |
| 1919 | 0.545 | +2.1% |
| 1920 | 0.553 | +1.5% |
| 1921 | 0.576 | +4.2% |
| 1922 | 0.582 | +1.0% |
| 1923 | 0.684 | +17.5% |
| 1924 | 0.693 | +1.3% |
| 1925 | 0.683 | -1.4% |
| 1926 | 0.699 | +2.3% |
| 1927 | 0.696 | -0.4% |
| 1928 | 0.7 | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 0.684 | -2.3% |
| 1930 | 0.688 | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 0.684 | -0.6% |
| 1932 | 0.688 | +0.6% |
| 1933 | 0.677 | -1.6% |
| 1934 | 0.675 | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.676 | +0.1% |
| 1937 | 0.676 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.676 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.676 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.676 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.665 | -1.6% |
| 1942 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.664 | -0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.707 | +6.5% |
| 1947 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.747 | +5.7% |
| 1949 | 0.747 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.761 | +1.9% |
| 1951 | 0.761 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.758 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.758 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.787 | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 0.79 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.814 | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 0.815 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.81 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.811 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.813 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.814 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.812 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.824 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.814 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.811 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.812 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.816 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.815 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.814 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.816 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.817 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.817 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.816 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.812 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.81 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.787 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.778 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.766 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.799 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.798 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.805 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.813 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.825 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.817 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.805 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.799 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.799 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.799 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.81 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.81 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.812 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.808 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.821 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.822 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.824 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.823 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.828 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.829 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.822 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.827 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.79 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.792 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.765 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.732 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.761 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.75 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.768 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.766 | -0.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.766 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6095, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.766 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.781, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | +108.6% | 0.256 | 0.534 |
| 1917 | +63.1% | 0.157 | 0.256 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1486 | 0.131 | 0.171 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2448 | 0.157 | 0.545 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.655 | 0.553 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6791 | 0.675 | 0.688 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6908 | 0.664 | 0.747 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7844 | 0.758 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8139 | 0.811 | 0.824 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8155 | 0.812 | 0.817 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8013 | 0.766 | 0.812 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8059 | 0.798 | 0.825 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8108 | 0.808 | 0.812 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8178 | 0.79 | 0.829 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.757 | 0.732 | 0.768 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian political institutions index in Belarus?
- Egalitarian political institutions index in Belarus was 0.766 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.829 in 2015.
- What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.131 in 1900.
- How does Belarus rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Belarus ranks 44th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.