Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Belgium or Norway?

Norway, at 0.844 against 0.821 in Belgium as of 2025.

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

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 Norway: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Belgium

0.821

in 2025

Norway

0.844

in 2025

Belgium rank

3rd

Norway rank

2nd

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Belgium
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.844 against 0.821 in Belgium, a difference of 0.023.

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

Belgium ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 2nd of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.3548	0.3553	0.0005	Norway
1910s	0.2693	0.4803	0.211	Norway
1920s	0.3737	0.5399	0.1662	Norway
1930s	0.3817	0.5729	0.1912	Norway
1940s	0.3095	0.4126	0.1031	Norway
1950s	0.6316	0.7067	0.0751	Norway
1960s	0.7472	0.7541	0.0069	Norway
1970s	0.7743	0.798	0.0237	Norway
1980s	0.7934	0.8211	0.0277	Norway
1990s	0.8176	0.8405	0.0229	Norway
2000s	0.8256	0.8554	0.0298	Norway
2010s	0.8365	0.8537	0.0172	Norway
2020s	0.8262	0.8442	0.018	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Belgium or Norway?: Norway, at 0.844 against 0.821 in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Belgium and Norway?: 0.023, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Belgium ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 2nd 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.