Belgium vs Iceland: Human rights index vdem

Belgium
0.955
in 2025
Iceland
0.95
in 2025
Belgium rank
5th
Iceland rank
6th

Human rights index vdem over time

  • Belgium
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.955 against 0.95 in Iceland, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iceland ahead.

Belgium ranks 5th and Iceland ranks 6th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 8 and Iceland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Iceland Difference Ahead
1900s 0.8488 0.893 0.0442 Iceland
1910s 0.6823 0.8987 0.2164 Iceland
1920s 0.853 0.9118 0.0588 Iceland
1930s 0.8565 0.907 0.0505 Iceland
1940s 0.6707 0.914 0.2433 Iceland
1950s 0.9305 0.928 0.0025 Belgium
1960s 0.945 0.9311 0.0139 Belgium
1970s 0.9524 0.9328 0.0196 Belgium
1980s 0.9553 0.9488 0.0065 Belgium
1990s 0.9627 0.9608 0.0019 Belgium
2000s 0.9645 0.9617 0.0028 Belgium
2010s 0.9634 0.9568 0.0066 Belgium
2020s 0.9547 0.953 0.0017 Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, Belgium or Iceland?
Belgium, at 0.955 against 0.95 in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Belgium and Iceland?
0.005, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iceland?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Iceland rank globally for human rights index vdem?
Belgium ranks 5th and Iceland ranks 6th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. 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 vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed