Belgium vs Norway: Participatory democracy index
Belgium
0.633
in 2025
Norway
0.638
in 2025
Belgium rank
8th
Norway rank
6th
Participatory democracy index over time
- Belgium
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.638 against 0.633 in Belgium, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 219 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 8th and Norway ranks 6th of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 11 and Norway in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.055 | 0.024 | 0.031 | Belgium |
| 1810s | 0.0624 | 0.0318 | 0.0306 | Belgium |
| 1820s | 0.078 | 0.0387 | 0.0393 | Belgium |
| 1830s | 0.1802 | 0.0643 | 0.1159 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0.2038 | 0.1323 | 0.0715 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0.2057 | 0.1502 | 0.0555 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.2064 | 0.1766 | 0.0298 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.2098 | 0.174 | 0.0358 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.215 | 0.2176 | 0.0026 | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.2516 | 0.2481 | 0.0035 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.2856 | 0.3014 | 0.0158 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.2014 | 0.4007 | 0.1993 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.3012 | 0.4582 | 0.157 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.3081 | 0.4559 | 0.1478 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.2379 | 0.2909 | 0.053 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.4943 | 0.5593 | 0.065 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.579 | 0.5861 | 0.0071 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.5867 | 0.6204 | 0.0337 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.5971 | 0.6239 | 0.0268 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.628 | 0.6503 | 0.0223 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.638 | 0.6537 | 0.0157 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.6482 | 0.6456 | 0.0026 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.6375 | 0.6372 | 0.0003 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Belgium or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.638 against 0.633 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Belgium and Norway?
- 0.005, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?
- 219 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Belgium ranks 8th and Norway ranks 6th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.