Strong Elected Regional Governments Index in Belarus
Belarus: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index was 0.052 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Strong Elected Regional Governments Index in Belarus, 1795–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for strong elected regional governments index in Belarus is 0.052, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 477.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, strong elected regional governments index in Belarus peaked at 0.469 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.009, in 1997.
That places Belarus 116th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Strong Elected Regional Governments Index in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1795 | 0.012 | — |
| 1796 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.024 | +100.0% |
| 1865 | 0.136 | +466.7% |
| 1866 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.07 | -48.5% |
| 1872 | 0.136 | +94.3% |
| 1873 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.071 | -47.8% |
| 1891 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.036 | -49.3% |
| 1901 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.051 | +41.7% |
| 1918 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.404 | +692.2% |
| 1991 | 0.469 | +16.1% |
| 1992 | 0.469 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.469 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.313 | -33.3% |
| 1995 | 0.152 | -51.4% |
| 1996 | 0.136 | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.009 | -93.4% |
| 1998 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.052 | +477.8% |
| 2018 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.052 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.22, 24% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.052 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.415, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 5 |
| 1800s | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0752 | 0.012 | 0.136 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1294 | 0.07 | 0.136 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.136 | 0.136 | 0.136 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.071 | 0.071 | 0.071 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.036 | 0.036 | 0.036 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0405 | 0.036 | 0.051 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.051 | 0.051 | 0.051 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.051 | 0.051 | 0.051 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.051 | 0.051 | 0.051 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.051 | 0.051 | 0.051 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.051 | 0.051 | 0.051 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.051 | 0.051 | 0.051 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.051 | 0.051 | 0.051 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2439 | 0.009 | 0.469 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0219 | 0.009 | 0.052 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.052 | 0.052 | 0.052 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
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 strong elected regional governments index in Belarus?
- Strong elected regional governments index in Belarus was 0.052 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest strong elected regional governments index recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.469 in 1991.
- What is the lowest strong elected regional governments index recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 in 1997.
- How does Belarus rank for strong elected regional governments index?
- Belarus ranks 116th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is strong elected regional governments index rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 477.8%. 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 Strong Elected Regional Governments Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which elected regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.