Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Belgium or Finland?

Finland, at 0.808 against 0.794 in Belgium as of 2025.

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

183 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 Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Finland: Key features of liberal democracy

Belgium

0.794

in 2025

Finland

0.808

in 2025

Belgium rank

10th

Finland rank

8th

Key features of liberal democracy over time

Belgium
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.808 against 0.794 in Belgium, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.

Belgium ranks 10th and Finland ranks 8th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Finland in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.101	0.207	0.106	Finland
1790s	0.1489	0.2245	0.0756	Finland
1800s	0.1028	0.224	0.1212	Finland
1860s	0.3351	0.1553	0.1799	Belgium
1870s	0.3401	0.159	0.1811	Belgium
1880s	0.3472	0.1594	0.1878	Belgium
1890s	0.3985	0.1627	0.2358	Belgium
1900s	0.4426	0.185	0.2576	Belgium
1910s	0.2864	0.2912	0.0048	Finland
1920s	0.4375	0.5469	0.1094	Finland
1930s	0.4443	0.5055	0.0612	Finland
1940s	0.3131	0.5469	0.2338	Finland
1950s	0.6442	0.7625	0.1183	Finland
1960s	0.7585	0.7626	0.0041	Finland
1970s	0.7706	0.7642	0.0064	Belgium
1980s	0.7813	0.793	0.0117	Finland
1990s	0.8084	0.8287	0.0203	Finland
2000s	0.8199	0.8361	0.0162	Finland
2010s	0.8364	0.8426	0.0062	Finland
2020s	0.817	0.818	0.001	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Belgium or Finland?: Finland, at 0.808 against 0.794 in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Belgium and Finland?: 0.014, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?: 183 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?: Belgium ranks 10th and Finland 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 liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of liberal democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.