Belgium vs East Timor: Direct Democracy Index
Belgium
0.017
in 2025
East Timor
0.018
in 2025
Belgium rank
120th
East Timor rank
118th
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Belgium
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 0.018 against 0.017 in Belgium, a difference of 0.001.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was East Timor ahead.
Belgium ranks 120th and East Timor ranks 118th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and East Timor in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.01 | 0 | 0.01 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.0102 | 0.01 | 0.0002 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.017 | 0.0144 | 0.0026 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.017 | 0.018 | 0.001 | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.017 | 0.018 | 0.001 | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Belgium or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 0.018 against 0.017 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Belgium and East Timor?
- 0.001, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and East Timor?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and East Timor rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Belgium ranks 120th and East Timor ranks 118th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.