Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 31/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 25.7/100 #166
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.163
- HDI
- 0.824
- Regional blocs
- EEU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Belarus | Alexander Lukashenko |
| Prime Minister of Belarus | Alexander Turchin |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2019)
- 2.4/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 7.6/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.1% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 31 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.163
- Liberal
- 0.038
- Participatory
- 0.054
- Deliberative
- 0.032
- Egalitarian
- 0.228
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 25.7 / 100
- Global rank
- #166 / 180
- Rank change
- +1 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- EEAC
- Political #174
- 13.3
- Economic #117
- 36.1
- Legal #172
- 19.0
- Social #149
- 36.7
- Safety #171
- 23.5
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.7 | 166 | 13.3 | 36.1 | 19.0 | 36.7 | 23.5 |
| 2024 | 26.8 | 167 | 15.9 | 36.3 | 18.8 | 38.7 | 24.2 |
| 2023 | 37.2 | 157 | 32.3 | 47.7 | 28.1 | 48.3 | 29.5 |
| 2022 | 39.6 | 153 | 32.9 | 48.8 | 37.2 | 60.3 | 18.9 |
| 2021 | 49.2 | 158 | - | - | - | - | 38.3 |
| 2020 | 50.3 | 153 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 48.3 | 153 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 47.4 | 155 | - | - | - | - | 49.8 |
| 2017 | 47.6 | 153 | - | - | - | - | 62.2 |
| 2016 | 45.7 | 157 | - | - | - | - | 35.7 |
| 2015 | 52.0 | 157 | - | - | - | - | 55.3 |
| 2014 | 52.2 | 157 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 51.7 | 157 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 99.0 | 168 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 57.0 | 154 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 59.5 | 151 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 58.3 | 154 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 63.6 | 151 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 57.0 | 151 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 61.3 | 152 | - | - | - | - | - |