Belgium vs Denmark: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index
Belgium
0.889
in 2025
Denmark
0.913
in 2025
Belgium rank
3rd
Denmark rank
1st
Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.913 against 0.889 in Belgium, a difference of 0.024.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Denmark ahead.
Belgium ranks 3rd and Denmark ranks 1st of 175 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Denmark in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.047 | 0.108 | 0.061 | Denmark |
| 1790s | 0.1336 | 0.1078 | 0.0258 | Belgium |
| 1800s | 0.118 | 0.106 | 0.012 | Belgium |
| 1810s | 0.0998 | 0.106 | 0.0062 | Denmark |
| 1820s | 0.098 | 0.106 | 0.008 | Denmark |
| 1830s | 0.2588 | 0.1321 | 0.1267 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0.3257 | 0.1772 | 0.1485 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0.3381 | 0.3606 | 0.0225 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.3391 | 0.3629 | 0.0238 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.3483 | 0.3596 | 0.0113 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.3603 | 0.3474 | 0.0129 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.4394 | 0.354 | 0.0854 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.5079 | 0.5761 | 0.0682 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.3235 | 0.7135 | 0.39 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.4933 | 0.8702 | 0.3769 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.504 | 0.8568 | 0.3528 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.3255 | 0.654 | 0.3285 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.7286 | 0.9015 | 0.1729 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.8422 | 0.9032 | 0.061 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.8511 | 0.9071 | 0.056 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.8595 | 0.9073 | 0.0478 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.8787 | 0.908 | 0.0293 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.8863 | 0.9142 | 0.0279 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.9007 | 0.9196 | 0.0189 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.894 | 0.9153 | 0.0213 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index, Belgium or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 0.913 against 0.889 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index between Belgium and Denmark?
- 0.024, 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 government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?
- Belgium ranks 3rd and Denmark ranks 1st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.