Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Belgium or Estonia?

Belgium, at 0.821 against 0.81 in Estonia as of 2025.

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

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 Estonia: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Belgium

0.821

in 2025

Estonia

0.81

in 2025

Belgium rank

3rd

Estonia rank

5th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Belgium
Estonia

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.821 against 0.81 in Estonia, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 3rd and Estonia ranks 5th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 11 and Estonia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Estonia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.3548	0.043	0.3118	Belgium
1910s	0.2693	0.1126	0.1567	Belgium
1920s	0.3737	0.5638	0.1901	Estonia
1930s	0.3817	0.3876	0.0059	Estonia
1940s	0.3095	0.1875	0.122	Belgium
1950s	0.6316	0.2142	0.4174	Belgium
1960s	0.7472	0.2195	0.5277	Belgium
1970s	0.7743	0.2232	0.5511	Belgium
1980s	0.7934	0.2246	0.5688	Belgium
1990s	0.8176	0.7009	0.1167	Belgium
2000s	0.8256	0.7663	0.0593	Belgium
2010s	0.8365	0.7987	0.0378	Belgium
2020s	0.8262	0.8102	0.016	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Belgium or Estonia?: Belgium, at 0.821 against 0.81 in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Belgium and Estonia?: 0.011, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Estonia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Estonia rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Belgium ranks 3rd and Estonia ranks 5th 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.