Belgium vs Norway: Equal rights protection index
Belgium
0.962
in 2025
Norway
0.956
in 2025
Belgium rank
5th
Norway rank
8th
Equal rights protection index over time
- Belgium
- Norway
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.962 against 0.956 in Norway, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 5th and Norway ranks 8th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 19 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.731 | 0.446 | 0.285 | Belgium |
| 1790s | 0.6698 | 0.446 | 0.2238 | Belgium |
| 1800s | 0.578 | 0.446 | 0.132 | Belgium |
| 1810s | 0.3515 | 0.446 | 0.0945 | Norway |
| 1820s | 0.194 | 0.446 | 0.252 | Norway |
| 1830s | 0.825 | 0.446 | 0.379 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0.825 | 0.446 | 0.379 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0.825 | 0.446 | 0.379 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.825 | 0.446 | 0.379 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.825 | 0.709 | 0.116 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.825 | 0.709 | 0.116 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.825 | 0.709 | 0.116 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.8626 | 0.726 | 0.1366 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.869 | 0.7254 | 0.1436 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.8888 | 0.72 | 0.1688 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.894 | 0.774 | 0.12 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.894 | 0.802 | 0.092 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.951 | 0.856 | 0.095 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.9587 | 0.906 | 0.0527 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.962 | 0.961 | 0.001 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.962 | 0.975 | 0.013 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.962 | 0.975 | 0.013 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.962 | 0.975 | 0.013 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.962 | 0.9799 | 0.0179 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.962 | 0.956 | 0.006 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal rights protection index, Belgium or Norway?
- Belgium, at 0.962 against 0.956 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Belgium and Norway?
- 0.006, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for equal rights protection index?
- Belgium ranks 5th and Norway ranks 8th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.