Belgium vs Czechia: Physical Integrity Rights Index
Belgium
0.981
in 2025
Czechia
0.985
in 2025
Belgium rank
9th
Czechia rank
6th
Physical Integrity Rights Index over time
- Belgium
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 0.985 against 0.981 in Belgium, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Czechia ahead.
Belgium ranks 9th and Czechia ranks 6th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 15 and Czechia in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.7 | 0.743 | 0.043 | Czechia |
| 1790s | 0.7072 | 0.7102 | 0.003 | Czechia |
| 1800s | 0.497 | 0.742 | 0.245 | Czechia |
| 1810s | 0.6292 | 0.742 | 0.1128 | Czechia |
| 1820s | 0.766 | 0.742 | 0.024 | Belgium |
| 1830s | 0.9184 | 0.742 | 0.1764 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0.936 | 0.6772 | 0.2588 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0.936 | 0.693 | 0.243 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.936 | 0.7038 | 0.2322 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.936 | 0.729 | 0.207 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.936 | 0.729 | 0.207 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.936 | 0.729 | 0.207 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.926 | 0.729 | 0.197 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.7369 | 0.8044 | 0.0675 | Czechia |
| 1920s | 0.934 | 0.966 | 0.032 | Czechia |
| 1930s | 0.934 | 0.9075 | 0.0265 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.7279 | 0.256 | 0.4719 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.9518 | 0.2584 | 0.6934 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.9683 | 0.4641 | 0.5042 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.97 | 0.493 | 0.477 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.97 | 0.4962 | 0.4738 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.9769 | 0.979 | 0.0021 | Czechia |
| 2000s | 0.981 | 0.9818 | 0.0008 | Czechia |
| 2010s | 0.981 | 0.9824 | 0.0014 | Czechia |
| 2020s | 0.981 | 0.9823 | 0.0013 | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physical integrity rights index, Belgium or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 0.985 against 0.981 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in physical integrity rights index between Belgium and Czechia?
- 0.004, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Czechia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Czechia rank globally for physical integrity rights index?
- Belgium ranks 9th and Czechia ranks 6th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture and political killings.