Belgium vs Denmark: Age of liberal democracy
Belgium
80 years
in 2025
Denmark
80 years
in 2025
Belgium rank
8th
Denmark rank
8th
Age of liberal democracy over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 80 years against 80 years in Denmark, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 111 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 8th and Denmark ranks 8th of 47 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6.5 years | 4.5 years | 2 years | Belgium |
| 1910s | 12.5 years | 10.5 years | 2 years | Belgium |
| 1920s | 5 years | 24 years | 19 years | Denmark |
| 1930s | 14.5 years | 33.5 years | 19 years | Denmark |
| 1940s | 2.5 years | 2.5 years | 0 years | — |
| 1950s | 9.5 years | 9.5 years | 0 years | — |
| 1960s | 19.5 years | 19.5 years | 0 years | — |
| 1970s | 29.5 years | 29.5 years | 0 years | — |
| 1980s | 39.5 years | 39.5 years | 0 years | — |
| 1990s | 49.5 years | 49.5 years | 0 years | — |
| 2000s | 59.5 years | 59.5 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 69.5 years | 69.5 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 77.5 years | 77.5 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age of liberal democracy, Belgium or Denmark?
- Belgium, at 80 years against 80 years in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age of liberal democracy between Belgium and Denmark?
- 0 years, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 111 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for age of liberal democracy?
- Belgium ranks 8th and Denmark ranks 8th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.