Belgium vs Netherlands: Age of liberal democracy
Belgium
80 years
in 2025
Netherlands
80 years
in 2025
Belgium rank
8th
Netherlands rank
8th
Age of liberal democracy over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 80 years against 80 years in Netherlands, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 99 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 47 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 years | 8 years | 3 years | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 14.5 years | 17.5 years | 3 years | Netherlands |
| 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 Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 80 years against 80 years in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age of liberal democracy between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0 years, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 99 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for age of liberal democracy?
- Belgium ranks 8th and Netherlands 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.