Belgium vs Switzerland: Liberal democracy
Belgium
3
in 2025
Switzerland
3
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3 against 3 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Belgium |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1.3 | 3 | 1.7 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 2.8 | 3 | 0.2 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1.2 | 3 | 1.8 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Belgium, at 3 against 3 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.