Belgium vs Norway: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index
Belgium
0.889
in 2025
Norway
0.89
in 2025
Belgium rank
3rd
Norway rank
2nd
Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index over time
- Belgium
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.89 against 0.889 in Belgium, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 219 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 14 and Norway in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.118 | 0.014 | 0.104 | Belgium |
| 1810s | 0.0998 | 0.0873 | 0.0125 | Belgium |
| 1820s | 0.098 | 0.1536 | 0.0556 | Norway |
| 1830s | 0.2588 | 0.1642 | 0.0946 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0.3257 | 0.206 | 0.1197 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0.3381 | 0.2512 | 0.0869 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.3391 | 0.2645 | 0.0746 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.3483 | 0.2576 | 0.0907 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.3603 | 0.3386 | 0.0217 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.4394 | 0.3852 | 0.0542 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.5079 | 0.4719 | 0.036 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.3235 | 0.6349 | 0.3114 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.4933 | 0.7085 | 0.2152 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.504 | 0.7152 | 0.2112 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.3255 | 0.4239 | 0.0984 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.7286 | 0.795 | 0.0664 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.8422 | 0.8289 | 0.0133 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.8511 | 0.8442 | 0.0069 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.8595 | 0.8639 | 0.0044 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.8787 | 0.8808 | 0.0021 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.8863 | 0.895 | 0.0087 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9007 | 0.8955 | 0.0052 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.894 | 0.8902 | 0.0038 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index, Belgium or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.89 against 0.889 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index between Belgium and Norway?
- 0.001, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?
- 219 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?
- Belgium ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 2nd 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.