Belgium vs San Marino: Electoral democracy
Belgium
1
in 2025
San Marino
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
San Marino rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Belgium
- San Marino
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in San Marino, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was San Marino ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 San Marino?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in San Marino as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Belgium and San Marino?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and San Marino?
- 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and San Marino rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Belgium ranks 1st and San Marino 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).