Which has higher key features of human rights, Belgium or New Zealand?

Belgium, at 0.955 against 0.948 in New Zealand as of 2025.

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

173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs New Zealand: Key features of human rights

Belgium

0.955

in 2025

New Zealand

0.948

in 2025

Belgium rank

5th

New Zealand rank

8th

Key features of human rights over time

Belgium
New Zealand

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.955 against 0.948 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1853 it was New Zealand ahead.

Belgium ranks 5th and New Zealand ranks 8th of 176 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1850s	0.837	0.901	0.064	New Zealand
1860s	0.837	0.9132	0.0762	New Zealand
1870s	0.837	0.915	0.078	New Zealand
1880s	0.8338	0.9246	0.0908	New Zealand
1890s	0.8406	0.9323	0.0917	New Zealand
1900s	0.8488	0.9406	0.0918	New Zealand
1910s	0.6823	0.9276	0.2453	New Zealand
1920s	0.853	0.9418	0.0888	New Zealand
1930s	0.8565	0.939	0.0825	New Zealand
1940s	0.6707	0.9281	0.2574	New Zealand
1950s	0.9305	0.9383	0.0078	New Zealand
1960s	0.945	0.9505	0.0055	New Zealand
1970s	0.9524	0.9567	0.0043	New Zealand
1980s	0.9553	0.9623	0.007	New Zealand
1990s	0.9627	0.961	0.0017	Belgium
2000s	0.9645	0.961	0.0035	Belgium
2010s	0.9634	0.9597	0.0037	Belgium
2020s	0.9547	0.9517	0.003	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of human rights, Belgium or New Zealand?: Belgium, at 0.955 against 0.948 in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of human rights between Belgium and New Zealand?: 0.007, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?: 173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for key features of human rights?: Belgium ranks 5th and New Zealand ranks 8th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of human rights
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: 28 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.