Which has higher liberal democracy index, Belgium or Czechia?

Belgium, at 0.794 against 0.794 in Czechia as of 2025.

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

225 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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Czechia: Liberal Democracy Index

Belgium

0.794

in 2025

Czechia

0.794

in 2025

Belgium rank

10th

Czechia rank

10th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Belgium
Czechia

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.794 against 0.794 in Czechia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 10th and Czechia ranks 10th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 23 and Czechia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Czechia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.101	0.05	0.051	Belgium
1790s	0.1489	0.0487	0.1002	Belgium
1800s	0.1028	0.049	0.0538	Belgium
1810s	0.1267	0.0508	0.0759	Belgium
1820s	0.158	0.053	0.105	Belgium
1830s	0.2775	0.053	0.2245	Belgium
1840s	0.3277	0.0631	0.2646	Belgium
1850s	0.3344	0.0449	0.2896	Belgium
1860s	0.334	0.1105	0.2235	Belgium
1870s	0.3407	0.2191	0.1216	Belgium
1880s	0.3472	0.2189	0.1283	Belgium
1890s	0.3985	0.2348	0.1637	Belgium
1900s	0.4426	0.2369	0.2057	Belgium
1910s	0.2864	0.2438	0.0426	Belgium
1920s	0.4375	0.6035	0.166	Czechia
1930s	0.4443	0.528	0.0837	Czechia
1940s	0.3131	0.0457	0.2674	Belgium
1950s	0.6442	0.0343	0.6099	Belgium
1960s	0.7585	0.0549	0.7036	Belgium
1970s	0.7706	0.0497	0.7209	Belgium
1980s	0.7813	0.0561	0.7252	Belgium
1990s	0.8084	0.801	0.0074	Belgium
2000s	0.8199	0.8134	0.0065	Belgium
2010s	0.8364	0.7634	0.073	Belgium
2020s	0.817	0.7653	0.0517	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Belgium or Czechia?: Belgium, at 0.794 against 0.794 in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Belgium and Czechia?: 0, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Czechia?: 225 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Czechia rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Belgium ranks 10th and Czechia ranks 10th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
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: 07 August 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.