Belgium vs Finland: Deliberative democracy index vdem

Belgium
0.775
in 2025
Finland
0.762
in 2025
Belgium rank
11th
Finland rank
14th

Deliberative democracy index vdem over time

  • Belgium
  • Finland
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.775 against 0.762 in Finland, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 11th and Finland ranks 14th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Finland in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Finland Difference Ahead
1900s 0.3349 0.1261 0.2088 Belgium
1910s 0.2286 0.2127 0.0159 Belgium
1920s 0.363 0.5081 0.1451 Finland
1930s 0.3688 0.3945 0.0257 Finland
1940s 0.283 0.3962 0.1132 Finland
1950s 0.6491 0.6703 0.0212 Finland
1960s 0.7521 0.6501 0.102 Belgium
1970s 0.7586 0.6539 0.1047 Belgium
1980s 0.7666 0.7723 0.0057 Finland
1990s 0.7895 0.8165 0.027 Finland
2000s 0.7981 0.827 0.0289 Finland
2010s 0.8117 0.8184 0.0067 Finland
2020s 0.8043 0.7858 0.0185 Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index vdem, Belgium or Finland?
Belgium, at 0.775 against 0.762 in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem between Belgium and Finland?
0.013, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for deliberative democracy index vdem?
Belgium ranks 11th and Finland ranks 14th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Deliberative democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Deliberative democracy index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
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