Belgium vs Netherlands: Full democracy
Belgium
1
in 2025
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 203 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for full democracy?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Netherlands 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+).