Political centralization index in Belarus
Belarus: Political centralization index was 0.99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.99
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.99
in 2023
All-time low
0.263
in 1992
Years of data
231
1795–2025
Political centralization index in Belarus, 1795–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.99 for political centralization index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 231 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political centralization index in Belarus peaked at 0.99 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.263, in 1992.
That places Belarus 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 231 years of available data.
Political centralization index in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1795 | 0.93 | — |
| 1796 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.881 | -5.3% |
| 1856 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.597 | -32.2% |
| 1865 | 0.508 | -14.9% |
| 1866 | 0.373 | -26.6% |
| 1867 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.77 | +106.4% |
| 1879 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.876 | +13.8% |
| 1882 | 0.876 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.876 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.876 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.852 | -2.7% |
| 1886 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.892 | +4.7% |
| 1901 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.884 | -0.9% |
| 1907 | 0.818 | -7.5% |
| 1908 | 0.807 | -1.3% |
| 1909 | 0.798 | -1.1% |
| 1910 | 0.805 | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 0.805 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.805 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.805 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.807 | +0.2% |
| 1915 | 0.809 | +0.2% |
| 1916 | 0.814 | +0.6% |
| 1917 | 0.802 | -1.5% |
| 1918 | 0.976 | +21.7% |
| 1919 | 0.969 | -0.7% |
| 1920 | 0.969 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.969 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.969 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.969 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.97 | +0.1% |
| 1925 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.971 | +0.1% |
| 1931 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.964 | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.963 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.96 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.943 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.942 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.922 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.314 | -65.9% |
| 1991 | 0.312 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.263 | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 0.278 | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.369 | +32.7% |
| 1995 | 0.414 | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 0.764 | +84.5% |
| 1997 | 0.944 | +23.6% |
| 1998 | 0.947 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.954 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.954 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.954 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.954 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.96 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.964 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.95 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.952 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.95 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.979 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.984 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.985 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.99 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.99 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.99 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1585, 6.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 5 |
| 1800s | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.9055 | 0.881 | 0.93 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6121 | 0.373 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4524 | 0.373 | 0.77 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8534 | 0.77 | 0.876 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.852 | 0.852 | 0.852 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8659 | 0.798 | 0.892 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8397 | 0.802 | 0.976 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9696 | 0.969 | 0.97 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.971 | 0.971 | 0.971 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.971 | 0.971 | 0.971 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9668 | 0.964 | 0.971 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.964 | 0.964 | 0.964 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.964 | 0.964 | 0.964 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9545 | 0.922 | 0.963 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5552 | 0.263 | 0.947 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9576 | 0.954 | 0.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9576 | 0.95 | 0.964 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9863 | 0.979 | 0.99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 1 Nicaragua 0.992 compare
- 3 North Korea 0.988 compare
- 4 Myanmar 0.982 compare
- 5 Equatorial Guinea 0.977 compare
- 5 Eritrea 0.977 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 political centralization index in Belarus?
- Political centralization index in Belarus was 0.99 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 in 2023.
- What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.263 in 1992.
- How does Belarus rank for political centralization index?
- Belarus ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political centralization index rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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