Which has higher human rights index, Belgium or Ireland?

Ireland, at 0.956 against 0.955 in Belgium as of 2025.

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

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 Ireland: Human Rights Index

Belgium

0.955

in 2025

Ireland

0.956

in 2025

Belgium rank

5th

Ireland rank

4th

Human Rights Index over time

Belgium
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.956 against 0.955 in Belgium, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ireland ahead.

Belgium ranks 5th and Ireland ranks 4th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 17 and Ireland in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.495	0.561	0.066	Ireland
1790s	0.4978	0.5609	0.0631	Ireland
1800s	0.3921	0.572	0.1799	Ireland
1810s	0.5257	0.5641	0.0384	Ireland
1820s	0.667	0.5736	0.0934	Belgium
1830s	0.7091	0.6789	0.0302	Belgium
1840s	0.8265	0.7604	0.0661	Belgium
1850s	0.837	0.7753	0.0617	Belgium
1860s	0.837	0.777	0.06	Belgium
1870s	0.837	0.7913	0.0457	Belgium
1880s	0.8338	0.8229	0.0109	Belgium
1890s	0.8406	0.8252	0.0154	Belgium
1900s	0.8488	0.83	0.0188	Belgium
1910s	0.6823	0.8076	0.1253	Ireland
1920s	0.853	0.7853	0.0677	Belgium
1930s	0.8565	0.8667	0.0102	Ireland
1940s	0.6707	0.8798	0.2091	Ireland
1950s	0.9305	0.8887	0.0418	Belgium
1960s	0.945	0.8999	0.0451	Belgium
1970s	0.9524	0.9169	0.0355	Belgium
1980s	0.9553	0.929	0.0263	Belgium
1990s	0.9627	0.9471	0.0156	Belgium
2000s	0.9645	0.9511	0.0134	Belgium
2010s	0.9634	0.954	0.0094	Belgium
2020s	0.9547	0.9563	0.0017	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Belgium or Ireland?: Ireland, at 0.956 against 0.955 in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Belgium and Ireland?: 0.001, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for human rights index?: Belgium ranks 5th and Ireland ranks 4th 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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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: 30 October 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.