Belarus vs Ukraine

Belarus vs Ukraine: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.16 of 1 in Belarus and 0.39 of 1 in Ukraine, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 0.22 of 1, or 2.37 times that in Belarus.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Belarus vs Ukraine: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.16 of 1 in Belarus and 0.39 of 1 in Ukraine, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 0.22 of 1, or 2.37 times that in Belarus.
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What the numbers say

  • Ukraine has been higher since 1995.
  • In 2025, Belarus ranked 152 and Ukraine ranked 104 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearBelarusUkraineWorld
20250.160.390.48
20240.160.390.49
20230.160.390.49
20220.170.390.5
20210.170.540.5
20200.210.550.51
20190.260.530.52
20180.250.430.52
20170.250.430.52
20160.260.430.52
20150.250.420.52
20140.240.420.52
20130.240.460.52
20120.220.480.53
20110.220.480.53
20100.230.480.52
20090.230.60.52
20080.220.610.52
20070.220.610.52
20060.230.570.52
20050.230.450.52
20040.240.380.51
20030.240.390.51
20020.240.390.5
20010.250.380.49
20000.30.390.49
19990.330.420.49
19980.340.450.49
19970.370.520.49
19960.440.540.48
19950.50.550.47
19940.550.550.47
19930.560.530.46
19920.570.530.44
19910.490.430.42
19900.460.370.41
19890.180.180.36
19880.150.150.36
19870.140.140.35
19860.120.120.34
19850.110.110.34
19840.110.110.33
19830.110.110.32
19820.110.110.32
19810.110.110.32
19800.110.110.32
19790.110.110.31
19780.110.110.3
19770.110.110.3
19760.110.110.29
19750.110.110.29
19740.110.110.29
19730.110.110.29
19720.110.110.29
19710.110.110.29
19700.10.10.29
19690.090.090.29
19680.090.090.3
19670.090.090.29
19660.090.090.29
19650.090.090.3
19640.090.090.3
19630.090.090.3
19620.10.10.29
19610.110.110.29
19600.110.110.28
19590.110.110.27
19580.110.110.27
19570.110.110.27
19560.110.110.26
19550.110.110.25
19540.110.110.25
19530.10.10.24
19520.10.10.24
19510.10.10.24
19500.10.10.23
19490.10.10.22
19480.10.10.22
19470.10.10.21
19460.10.10.19
19450.09–0.16
19440.09–0.14
19430.09–0.14
19420.09–0.14
19410.09–0.15
19400.1–0.15
19390.1–0.17
19380.1–0.17
19370.12–0.17
19360.11–0.17
19350.11–0.17
19340.11–0.18
19330.11–0.18
19320.11–0.19
19310.11–0.18
19300.11–0.18
19290.11–0.19
19280.11–0.19
19270.11–0.19
19260.11–0.19
19250.11–0.19
19240.11–0.19
19230.11–0.19
19220.11–0.19
19210.11–0.19
19200.11–0.18
19190.11–0.16
19180.13–0.15
19170.1–0.15
19160.11–0.15
19150.11–0.15
19140.11–0.15
19130.11–0.15
19120.11–0.15
19110.11–0.15
19100.11–0.15
19090.11–0.15
19080.11–0.15
19070.11–0.15
19060.11–0.15
19050.07–0.15
19040.05–0.14
19030.05–0.14
19020.05–0.15
19010.05–0.14
19000.05–0.14
18990.03–0.22
18980.03–0.22
18970.04–0.22
18960.04–0.22
18950.04–0.22
18940.04–0.21
18930.04–0.21
18920.04–0.21
18910.04–0.2
18900.04–0.2
18890.04–0.2
18880.04–0.2
18870.04–0.2
18860.04–0.19
18850.04–0.19
18840.04–0.2
18830.04–0.19
18820.04–0.19
18810.03–0.19
18800.03–0.19
18790.03–0.19
18780.03–0.18
18770.03–0.18
18760.03–0.19
18750.03–0.18
18740.03–0.18
18730.03–0.18
18720.04–0.18
18710.04–0.18
18700.04–0.18
18690.04–0.17
18680.04–0.17
18670.04–0.17
18660.04–0.16
18650.04–0.16
18640.03–0.16
18630.03–0.16
18620.03–0.16
18610.03–0.15
18600.03–0.15
18590.03–0.14
18580.03–0.14
18570.03–0.14
18560.03–0.13
18550.03–0.13
18540.02–0.13
18530.02–0.13
18520.02–0.13
18510.02–0.13
18500.02–0.13
18490.02–0.15
18480.02–0.13
18470.02–0.11
18460.02–0.11
18450.02–0.11
18440.02–0.11
18430.02–0.1
18420.02–0.1
18410.02–0.1
18400.02–0.1
18390.02–0.1
18380.02–0.09
18370.02–0.09
18360.02–0.1
18350.02–0.09
18340.02–0.09
18330.02–0.09
18320.02–0.09
18310.02–0.09
18300.02–0.09
18290.02–0.08
18280.02–0.08
18270.02–0.09
18260.02–0.08
18250.02–0.08
18240.02–0.08
18230.02–0.08
18220.02–0.08
18210.02–0.07
18200.02–0.07
18190.02–0.06
18180.02–0.06
18170.02–0.06
18160.02–0.06
18150.02–0.06
18140.02–0.05
18130.02–0.05
18120.02–0.06
18110.02–0.06
18100.02–0.06
18090.02–0.05
18080.02–0.05
18070.02–0.05
18060.02–0.05
18050.02–0.05
18040.02–0.05
18030.02–0.05
18020.02–0.05
18010.02–0.05
18000.02–0.05
17990.02–0.05
17980.02–0.06
17970.02–0.05
17960.02–0.05
17950.02–0.05
1794––0.05
1793––0.05
1792––0.05
1791––0.05
1790––0.05
1789––0.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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