Belgium vs Canada: Direct Democracy Index
Belgium
0.017
in 2025
Canada
0.015
in 2025
Belgium rank
120th
Canada rank
122nd
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Belgium
- Canada
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.017 against 0.015 in Canada, a difference of 0.002.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Belgium ranks 120th and Canada ranks 122nd of 175 countries.
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About this data
Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.