Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Belarus
Belarus: Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index was 0.657 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Belarus, 1795–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.657 for women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Belarus peaked at 0.861 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.151, in 1826.
Belarus ranks 121st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1795 | 0.158 | — |
| 1796 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.159 | +0.6% |
| 1802 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.151 | -5.0% |
| 1827 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.162 | +7.3% |
| 1849 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.182 | +12.3% |
| 1856 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.201 | +10.4% |
| 1866 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.219 | +9.0% |
| 1875 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.215 | -1.8% |
| 1882 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.233 | +8.4% |
| 1895 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.216 | -7.3% |
| 1901 | 0.222 | +2.8% |
| 1902 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.233 | +5.0% |
| 1906 | 0.257 | +10.3% |
| 1907 | 0.258 | +0.4% |
| 1908 | 0.26 | +0.8% |
| 1909 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.258 | -0.8% |
| 1911 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.263 | +1.9% |
| 1915 | 0.246 | -6.5% |
| 1916 | 0.246 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.29 | +17.9% |
| 1918 | 0.281 | -3.1% |
| 1919 | 0.299 | +6.4% |
| 1920 | 0.295 | -1.3% |
| 1921 | 0.296 | +0.3% |
| 1922 | 0.3 | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 0.302 | +0.7% |
| 1924 | 0.3 | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 0.298 | -0.7% |
| 1926 | 0.289 | -3.0% |
| 1927 | 0.29 | +0.3% |
| 1928 | 0.289 | -0.3% |
| 1929 | 0.245 | -15.2% |
| 1930 | 0.231 | -5.7% |
| 1931 | 0.231 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.23 | -0.4% |
| 1933 | 0.227 | -1.3% |
| 1946 | 0.344 | +51.5% |
| 1947 | 0.344 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.333 | -3.2% |
| 1949 | 0.332 | -0.3% |
| 1950 | 0.347 | +4.5% |
| 1951 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.358 | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 0.426 | +19.0% |
| 1955 | 0.43 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 0.445 | +3.5% |
| 1957 | 0.446 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.454 | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 0.454 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.462 | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.462 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.468 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.48 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.485 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.491 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.487 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.478 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.482 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.481 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.477 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.481 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.488 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.484 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.485 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.478 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.482 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.48 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.496 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.531 | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.525 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.534 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.497 | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.616 | +23.9% |
| 1991 | 0.647 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.719 | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.776 | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.779 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.755 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.752 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.752 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.757 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.786 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.782 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.774 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.771 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.84 | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.84 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.84 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.84 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.844 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.853 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.847 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.845 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.84 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.835 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.834 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.833 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.858 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.861 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.854 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.859 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.755 | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 0.746 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.697 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.704 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.688 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.657 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.158 | 0.158 | 0.158 | 5 |
| 1800s | 0.1589 | 0.158 | 0.159 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.159 | 0.159 | 0.159 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.1558 | 0.151 | 0.159 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.151 | 0.151 | 0.151 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1532 | 0.151 | 0.162 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.172 | 0.162 | 0.182 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1915 | 0.182 | 0.201 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2118 | 0.201 | 0.219 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2154 | 0.215 | 0.219 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2258 | 0.215 | 0.233 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2372 | 0.216 | 0.26 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2657 | 0.246 | 0.299 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2904 | 0.245 | 0.302 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2298 | 0.227 | 0.231 | 4 |
| 1940s | 0.3382 | 0.332 | 0.344 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.4054 | 0.347 | 0.454 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4749 | 0.462 | 0.491 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4816 | 0.477 | 0.488 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4991 | 0.48 | 0.534 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7329 | 0.616 | 0.779 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.817 | 0.771 | 0.853 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8466 | 0.833 | 0.861 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7078 | 0.657 | 0.755 | 6 |
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More gender data for Belarus
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,148 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,508 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 32,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,955 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 35,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 37,037 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 39,185 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Belarus?
- Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Belarus was 0.657 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.861 in 2017.
- What is the lowest women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.151 in 1826.
- How does Belarus rank for women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index?
- Belarus ranks 121st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.