Political regime bti in Russia

Russia: Political regime bti was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 128 countries
All-time high
3
in 2005
All-time low
1
in 2023
Years of data
11
2005–2025

Political regime bti in Russia, 2005–2025

11.522.532005201520252005: 32007: 32009: 32011: 32013: 22015: 22017: 22019: 22021: 22023: 12025: 1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Russia recorded 1 for political regime bti in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political regime bti in Russia peaked at 3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2023.

Russia ranks 80th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Political regime bti in Russia, year by year

Annual values for Political regime bti in Russia, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 3 —
2007 3 +0.0%
2009 3 +0.0%
2011 3 +0.0%
2013 2 -33.3%
2015 2 +0.0%
2017 2 +0.0%
2019 2 +0.0%
2021 2 +0.0%
2023 1 -50.0%
2025 1 +0.0%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.5, 22% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4, 25% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3 3 3 3
2010s 2.2 2 3 5
2020s 1.33 1 2 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is political regime bti in Russia?
Political regime bti in Russia was 1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political regime bti recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 3 in 2005.
What is the lowest political regime bti recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2023.
How does Russia rank for political regime bti?
Russia ranks 80th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is political regime bti rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political regime bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political regime bti
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
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