Which has higher physical integrity rights index, Belgium or Estonia?

Belgium, at 0.981 against 0.98 in Estonia as of 2025.

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

237 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 Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Estonia: Physical Integrity Rights Index

Belgium

0.981

in 2025

Estonia

0.98

in 2025

Belgium rank

9th

Estonia rank

11th

Physical Integrity Rights Index over time

Belgium
Estonia

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.981 against 0.98 in Estonia, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 9th and Estonia ranks 11th of 176 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Estonia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.7	0.263	0.437	Belgium
1790s	0.7072	0.2826	0.4246	Belgium
1800s	0.497	0.361	0.136	Belgium
1810s	0.6292	0.361	0.2682	Belgium
1820s	0.766	0.3218	0.4442	Belgium
1830s	0.9184	0.3048	0.6136	Belgium
1840s	0.936	0.283	0.653	Belgium
1850s	0.936	0.363	0.573	Belgium
1860s	0.936	0.5278	0.4082	Belgium
1870s	0.936	0.583	0.353	Belgium
1880s	0.936	0.4705	0.4655	Belgium
1890s	0.936	0.4307	0.5053	Belgium
1900s	0.926	0.3787	0.5473	Belgium
1910s	0.7369	0.4856	0.2513	Belgium
1920s	0.934	0.9038	0.0302	Belgium
1930s	0.934	0.8732	0.0608	Belgium
1940s	0.7279	0.0231	0.7048	Belgium
1950s	0.9518	0.2006	0.7512	Belgium
1960s	0.9683	0.3453	0.623	Belgium
1970s	0.97	0.3456	0.6244	Belgium
1980s	0.97	0.4053	0.5647	Belgium
1990s	0.9769	0.9588	0.0181	Belgium
2000s	0.981	0.975	0.006	Belgium
2010s	0.981	0.975	0.006	Belgium
2020s	0.981	0.9783	0.0027	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physical integrity rights index, Belgium or Estonia?: Belgium, at 0.981 against 0.98 in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in physical integrity rights index between Belgium and Estonia?: 0.001, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Estonia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Estonia rank globally for physical integrity rights index?: Belgium ranks 9th and Estonia ranks 11th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – 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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Indicator: Physical Integrity Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,491 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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