Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Belarus
Belarus: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.207 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.207
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
159th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.821
in 1993
All-time low
0.005
in 1935
Years of data
231
1795–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Belarus, 1795–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.207 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and down 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Belarus peaked at 0.821 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.005, in 1935.
That places Belarus 159th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1795 | 0.026 | — |
| 1796 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.029 | +11.5% |
| 1799 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.033 | +13.8% |
| 1802 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.028 | -15.2% |
| 1823 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.029 | +3.6% |
| 1827 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.025 | -13.8% |
| 1831 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.029 | +16.0% |
| 1833 | 0.04 | +37.9% |
| 1834 | 0.035 | -12.5% |
| 1835 | 0.04 | +14.3% |
| 1836 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.034 | -15.0% |
| 1838 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.05 | +47.1% |
| 1849 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.068 | +36.0% |
| 1856 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.064 | -5.9% |
| 1861 | 0.115 | +79.7% |
| 1862 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.129 | +12.2% |
| 1864 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.198 | +53.5% |
| 1866 | 0.208 | +5.1% |
| 1867 | 0.224 | +7.7% |
| 1868 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.247 | +10.3% |
| 1871 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.274 | +10.9% |
| 1875 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.222 | -19.0% |
| 1879 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.186 | -16.2% |
| 1882 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.267 | +43.5% |
| 1895 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.251 | -6.0% |
| 1898 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.257 | +2.4% |
| 1900 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.256 | -0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.258 | +0.8% |
| 1903 | 0.262 | +1.6% |
| 1904 | 0.263 | +0.4% |
| 1905 | 0.225 | -14.4% |
| 1906 | 0.266 | +18.2% |
| 1907 | 0.271 | +1.9% |
| 1908 | 0.302 | +11.4% |
| 1909 | 0.315 | +4.3% |
| 1910 | 0.316 | +0.3% |
| 1911 | 0.319 | +0.9% |
| 1912 | 0.325 | +1.9% |
| 1913 | 0.327 | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.316 | -3.4% |
| 1915 | 0.279 | -11.7% |
| 1916 | 0.263 | -5.7% |
| 1917 | 0.279 | +6.1% |
| 1918 | 0.03 | -89.2% |
| 1919 | 0.024 | -20.0% |
| 1920 | 0.018 | -25.0% |
| 1921 | 0.02 | +11.1% |
| 1922 | 0.033 | +65.0% |
| 1923 | 0.032 | -3.0% |
| 1924 | 0.024 | -25.0% |
| 1925 | 0.023 | -4.2% |
| 1926 | 0.021 | -8.7% |
| 1927 | 0.021 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.02 | -4.8% |
| 1929 | 0.018 | -10.0% |
| 1930 | 0.014 | -22.2% |
| 1931 | 0.013 | -7.1% |
| 1932 | 0.012 | -7.7% |
| 1933 | 0.008 | -33.3% |
| 1934 | 0.006 | -25.0% |
| 1935 | 0.005 | -16.7% |
| 1936 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.006 | +20.0% |
| 1942 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.007 | +16.7% |
| 1946 | 0.008 | +14.3% |
| 1947 | 0.008 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.007 | -12.5% |
| 1949 | 0.006 | -14.3% |
| 1950 | 0.005 | -16.7% |
| 1951 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.008 | +60.0% |
| 1954 | 0.06 | +650.0% |
| 1955 | 0.063 | +5.0% |
| 1956 | 0.077 | +22.2% |
| 1957 | 0.086 | +11.7% |
| 1958 | 0.087 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.089 | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.092 | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.091 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.092 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.101 | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 0.096 | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.094 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.096 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.097 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.096 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.093 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.097 | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.099 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.097 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.09 | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.109 | +21.1% |
| 1986 | 0.152 | +39.4% |
| 1987 | 0.158 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.172 | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.173 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.632 | +265.3% |
| 1991 | 0.668 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.812 | +21.6% |
| 1993 | 0.821 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.805 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.766 | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.601 | -21.5% |
| 1997 | 0.641 | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.645 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.524 | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 0.555 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.637 | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 0.617 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.605 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.61 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.616 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.628 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.638 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.638 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.621 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.626 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.621 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.628 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.628 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.624 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.646 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.656 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.669 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.666 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.169 | -74.6% |
| 2021 | 0.14 | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 0.16 | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.179 | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 0.183 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.207 | +13.1% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.207 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.713, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.207 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.899, 23% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +650.0% | 0.008 | 0.06 |
| 1990 | +265.3% | 0.173 | 0.632 |
| 1918 | -89.2% | 0.279 | 0.03 |
| 1861 | +79.7% | 0.064 | 0.115 |
| 2020 | -74.6% | 0.666 | 0.169 |
| 1922 | +65.0% | 0.02 | 0.033 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.0272 | 0.026 | 0.029 | 5 |
| 1800s | 0.0326 | 0.029 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.033 | 0.033 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.0294 | 0.028 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.0336 | 0.025 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0372 | 0.034 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.059 | 0.05 | 0.068 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.163 | 0.064 | 0.224 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2528 | 0.222 | 0.274 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1896 | 0.186 | 0.222 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2304 | 0.186 | 0.267 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2675 | 0.225 | 0.315 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2478 | 0.024 | 0.327 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.023 | 0.018 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0078 | 0.005 | 0.014 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0065 | 0.005 | 0.008 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0483 | 0.005 | 0.087 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0929 | 0.089 | 0.101 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0957 | 0.093 | 0.097 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1237 | 0.09 | 0.173 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6915 | 0.524 | 0.821 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6149 | 0.555 | 0.638 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6385 | 0.621 | 0.669 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.173 | 0.14 | 0.207 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Belarus?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Belarus was 0.207 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.821 in 1993.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.005 in 1935.
- How does Belarus rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Belarus ranks 159th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.