Belgium vs Denmark: Egalitarian democracy index vdem
Belgium
0.821
in 2025
Denmark
0.876
in 2025
Belgium rank
3rd
Denmark rank
1st
Egalitarian democracy index vdem 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 vdem, Belgium or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 0.876 against 0.821 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index vdem 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 vdem?
- Belgium ranks 3rd and Denmark ranks 1st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.