Belgium vs Germany: Physical Integrity Rights Index
Belgium
0.981
in 2025
Germany
0.983
in 2025
Belgium rank
9th
Germany rank
7th
Physical Integrity Rights Index over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.983 against 0.981 in Belgium, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 9th and Germany ranks 7th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 19 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.7 | 0.478 | 0.222 | Belgium |
| 1790s | 0.7072 | 0.478 | 0.2292 | Belgium |
| 1800s | 0.497 | 0.478 | 0.019 | Belgium |
| 1810s | 0.6292 | 0.478 | 0.1512 | Belgium |
| 1820s | 0.766 | 0.478 | 0.288 | Belgium |
| 1830s | 0.9184 | 0.478 | 0.4404 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0.936 | 0.478 | 0.458 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0.936 | 0.478 | 0.458 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.936 | 0.5008 | 0.4352 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.936 | 0.7187 | 0.2173 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.936 | 0.737 | 0.199 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.936 | 0.737 | 0.199 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.926 | 0.737 | 0.189 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.7369 | 0.7112 | 0.0257 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.934 | 0.7052 | 0.2288 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.934 | 0.2416 | 0.6924 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.5048 | 0.015 | 0.4898 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.9777 | 0.986 | 0.0083 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.981 | 0.986 | 0.005 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.981 | 0.9776 | 0.0034 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.981 | 0.9755 | 0.0055 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physical integrity rights index, Belgium or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.983 against 0.981 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in physical integrity rights index between Belgium and Germany?
- 0.002, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for physical integrity rights index?
- Belgium ranks 9th and Germany ranks 7th 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.