Belgium vs Namibia: Full democracy
Belgium
1
in 2025
Namibia
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Namibia rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Belgium
- Namibia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Namibia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Namibia ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 Namibia?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Belgium and Namibia?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Namibia?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Namibia rank globally for full democracy?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 198 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+).