Belgium vs Germany: Deliberative Democracy Index
Belgium
0.775
in 2025
Germany
0.79
in 2025
Belgium rank
11th
Germany rank
8th
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.79 against 0.775 in Belgium, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 11th and Germany ranks 8th of 175 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3349 | 0.1772 | 0.1577 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.2286 | 0.1982 | 0.0304 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.363 | 0.4877 | 0.1247 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.3688 | 0.143 | 0.2258 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.0944 | 0.011 | 0.0834 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.7909 | 0.865 | 0.0741 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.7981 | 0.8695 | 0.0714 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.8117 | 0.856 | 0.0443 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.8043 | 0.8107 | 0.0063 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Belgium or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.79 against 0.775 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Belgium and Germany?
- 0.015, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- Belgium ranks 11th and Germany ranks 8th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.