Belgium vs Estonia: Full democracy
Belgium
1
in 2025
Estonia
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Estonia rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Belgium
- Estonia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Estonia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Estonia ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Belgium or Estonia?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Belgium and Estonia?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Estonia?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Estonia rank globally for full democracy?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).