Belgium vs Denmark: Freedom of expression index
Belgium
0.969
in 2025
Denmark
0.98
in 2025
Belgium rank
3rd
Denmark rank
1st
Freedom of expression index over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.98 against 0.969 in Belgium, a difference of 0.011.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Denmark ahead.
Belgium ranks 3rd and Denmark ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Denmark in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.287 | 0.297 | 0.01 | Denmark |
| 1790s | 0.4362 | 0.2945 | 0.1417 | Belgium |
| 1800s | 0.169 | 0.272 | 0.103 | Denmark |
| 1810s | 0.3041 | 0.272 | 0.0321 | Belgium |
| 1820s | 0.464 | 0.272 | 0.192 | Belgium |
| 1830s | 0.7844 | 0.4658 | 0.3186 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0.82 | 0.66 | 0.16 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0.82 | 0.9354 | 0.1154 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.82 | 0.937 | 0.117 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.82 | 0.9334 | 0.1134 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.8084 | 0.8523 | 0.0439 | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.8132 | 0.8707 | 0.0575 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.852 | 0.946 | 0.094 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.6778 | 0.9449 | 0.2671 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.843 | 0.957 | 0.114 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.843 | 0.9365 | 0.0935 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.6428 | 0.7347 | 0.0919 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.931 | 0.9827 | 0.0517 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.924 | 0.9852 | 0.0612 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.9374 | 0.988 | 0.0506 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.944 | 0.988 | 0.044 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.9705 | 0.988 | 0.0175 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.9739 | 0.988 | 0.0141 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.9761 | 0.9862 | 0.0101 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.9677 | 0.9842 | 0.0165 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Belgium or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 0.98 against 0.969 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Belgium and Denmark?
- 0.011, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Belgium ranks 3rd and Denmark ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Freedom of expression index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.