Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Belgium or Luxembourg?

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

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

111 years are reported by both, from 1915 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 Luxembourg: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Belgium

0.821

in 2025

Luxembourg

0.81

in 2025

Belgium rank

3rd

Luxembourg rank

5th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Belgium
Luxembourg

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Luxembourg ahead.

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

Across the 12 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Luxembourg in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Luxembourg	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.201	0.2566	0.0556	Luxembourg
1920s	0.3737	0.4794	0.1057	Luxembourg
1930s	0.3817	0.4766	0.0949	Luxembourg
1940s	0.3095	0.404	0.0945	Luxembourg
1950s	0.6316	0.7342	0.1026	Luxembourg
1960s	0.7472	0.7748	0.0276	Luxembourg
1970s	0.7743	0.7964	0.0221	Luxembourg
1980s	0.7934	0.7989	0.0055	Luxembourg
1990s	0.8176	0.815	0.0026	Belgium
2000s	0.8256	0.8169	0.0087	Belgium
2010s	0.8365	0.8221	0.0144	Belgium
2020s	0.8262	0.808	0.0182	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Belgium or Luxembourg?: Belgium, at 0.821 against 0.81 in Luxembourg as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Belgium and Luxembourg?: 0.011, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Luxembourg?: 111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Luxembourg rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Belgium ranks 3rd and Luxembourg 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.