Democracy in Belarus
Belarus: Democracy was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 128 countries
All-time high
2
in 2009
All-time low
1
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Democracy in Belarus, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 1 for democracy in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Belarus peaked at 2 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
Belarus ranks 80th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Democracy in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3, 33% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4, 25% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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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 democracy in Belarus?
- Democracy in Belarus was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2009.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Belarus rank for democracy?
- Belarus ranks 80th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).