Belgium vs Germany: Equal Rights Protection Index
Belgium
0.962
in 2025
Germany
0.973
in 2025
Belgium rank
5th
Germany rank
4th
Equal Rights Protection Index over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.973 against 0.962 in Belgium, a difference of 0.011.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 5th and Germany ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 18 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.731 | 0.087 | 0.644 | Belgium |
| 1790s | 0.6698 | 0.087 | 0.5828 | Belgium |
| 1800s | 0.578 | 0.0903 | 0.4877 | Belgium |
| 1810s | 0.3515 | 0.12 | 0.2315 | Belgium |
| 1820s | 0.194 | 0.12 | 0.074 | Belgium |
| 1830s | 0.825 | 0.12 | 0.705 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0.825 | 0.12 | 0.705 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0.825 | 0.12 | 0.705 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.825 | 0.12 | 0.705 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.825 | 0.561 | 0.264 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.825 | 0.61 | 0.215 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.825 | 0.61 | 0.215 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.8626 | 0.638 | 0.2246 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.869 | 0.6791 | 0.1899 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.8888 | 0.829 | 0.0598 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.894 | 0.5286 | 0.3654 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.894 | 0.401 | 0.493 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.962 | 0.96 | 0.002 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.962 | 0.973 | 0.011 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.962 | 0.973 | 0.011 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.962 | 0.973 | 0.011 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal rights protection index, Belgium or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.973 against 0.962 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Belgium and Germany?
- 0.011, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for equal rights protection index?
- Belgium ranks 5th and Germany ranks 4th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.