Which has higher human rights index, Belgium or Denmark?

Denmark, at 0.959 against 0.955 in Belgium as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Denmark: Human Rights Index

Belgium

0.955

in 2025

Denmark

0.959

in 2025

Belgium rank

5th

Denmark rank

3rd

Human Rights Index over time

Belgium
Denmark

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.959 against 0.955 in Belgium, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Denmark ahead.

Belgium ranks 5th and Denmark ranks 3rd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Denmark in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.495	0.529	0.034	Denmark
1790s	0.4978	0.5447	0.0469	Denmark
1800s	0.3921	0.589	0.1969	Denmark
1810s	0.5257	0.589	0.0633	Denmark
1820s	0.667	0.589	0.078	Belgium
1830s	0.7091	0.6145	0.0946	Belgium
1840s	0.8265	0.7336	0.0929	Belgium
1850s	0.837	0.907	0.07	Denmark
1860s	0.837	0.916	0.079	Denmark
1870s	0.837	0.9105	0.0735	Denmark
1880s	0.8338	0.8953	0.0615	Denmark
1890s	0.8406	0.901	0.0604	Denmark
1900s	0.8488	0.931	0.0822	Denmark
1910s	0.6823	0.9316	0.2493	Denmark
1920s	0.853	0.9375	0.0845	Denmark
1930s	0.8565	0.9342	0.0777	Denmark
1940s	0.6707	0.7717	0.101	Denmark
1950s	0.9305	0.9629	0.0324	Denmark
1960s	0.945	0.968	0.023	Denmark
1970s	0.9524	0.97	0.0176	Denmark
1980s	0.9553	0.97	0.0147	Denmark
1990s	0.9627	0.97	0.0073	Denmark
2000s	0.9645	0.97	0.0055	Denmark
2010s	0.9634	0.9657	0.0023	Denmark
2020s	0.9547	0.9547	0	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Belgium or Denmark?: Denmark, at 0.959 against 0.955 in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Belgium and Denmark?: 0.004, 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 human rights index?: Belgium ranks 5th and Denmark ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.