Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Belgium or Denmark?

Denmark, at 0.876 against 0.821 in Belgium as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Denmark: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Belgium

0.821

in 2025

Denmark

0.876

in 2025

Belgium rank

3rd

Denmark rank

1st

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Belgium
Denmark

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.876 against 0.821 in Belgium, a difference of 0.055.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 3rd and Denmark ranks 1st of 175 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.3548	0.4547	0.0999	Denmark
1910s	0.2693	0.5844	0.3151	Denmark
1920s	0.3737	0.7513	0.3776	Denmark
1930s	0.3817	0.7496	0.3679	Denmark
1940s	0.3095	0.592	0.2825	Denmark
1950s	0.6316	0.812	0.1804	Denmark
1960s	0.7472	0.8362	0.089	Denmark
1970s	0.7743	0.8688	0.0945	Denmark
1980s	0.7934	0.8691	0.0757	Denmark
1990s	0.8176	0.8686	0.051	Denmark
2000s	0.8256	0.8755	0.0499	Denmark
2010s	0.8365	0.882	0.0455	Denmark
2020s	0.8262	0.8778	0.0517	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Belgium or Denmark?: Denmark, at 0.876 against 0.821 in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Belgium and Denmark?: 0.055, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Belgium ranks 3rd and Denmark ranks 1st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.