Belgium vs Croatia: Electoral democracy
Belgium
1
in 2025
Croatia
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Croatia rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Belgium
- Croatia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Croatia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Croatia ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Croatia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Belgium or Croatia?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Croatia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Belgium and Croatia?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Croatia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Croatia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Croatia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).