Belgium vs Sweden: Participatory democracy index
Belgium
0.633
in 2025
Sweden
0.635
in 2025
Belgium rank
8th
Sweden rank
7th
Participatory democracy index over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.635 against 0.633 in Belgium, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Belgium ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 7th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 10 and Sweden in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.032 | 0.049 | 0.017 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.0678 | 0.0494 | 0.0183 | Belgium |
| 1800s | 0.0569 | 0.0505 | 0.0064 | Belgium |
| 1810s | 0.0624 | 0.0643 | 0.0019 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.078 | 0.066 | 0.012 | Belgium |
| 1830s | 0.1802 | 0.067 | 0.1132 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0.2038 | 0.113 | 0.0908 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0.2057 | 0.1217 | 0.084 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.2064 | 0.1962 | 0.0102 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.2098 | 0.2234 | 0.0136 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.215 | 0.2264 | 0.0114 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.2516 | 0.227 | 0.0246 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.2856 | 0.2344 | 0.0512 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.2014 | 0.2644 | 0.063 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.3012 | 0.4636 | 0.1624 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.3081 | 0.4862 | 0.1781 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.2379 | 0.5005 | 0.2626 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.4943 | 0.5599 | 0.0656 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.579 | 0.57 | 0.009 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.5867 | 0.6475 | 0.0608 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.5971 | 0.6891 | 0.092 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.628 | 0.6827 | 0.0547 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.638 | 0.6829 | 0.0449 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.6482 | 0.6622 | 0.014 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.6375 | 0.6378 | 0.0003 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Belgium or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.635 against 0.633 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Belgium and Sweden?
- 0.002, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Belgium ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.