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

Belgium, at 0.981 against 0.977 in Netherlands as of 2025.

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

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 Netherlands: Physical Integrity Rights Index

Belgium

0.981

in 2025

Netherlands

0.977

in 2025

Belgium rank

9th

Netherlands rank

12th

Physical Integrity Rights Index over time

Belgium
Netherlands

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.981 against 0.977 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 19 and Netherlands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.7	0.3	0.4	Belgium
1790s	0.7072	0.2895	0.4177	Belgium
1800s	0.497	0.363	0.134	Belgium
1810s	0.6292	0.6135	0.0157	Belgium
1820s	0.766	0.766	0	—
1830s	0.9184	0.766	0.1524	Belgium
1840s	0.936	0.7792	0.1568	Belgium
1850s	0.936	0.898	0.038	Belgium
1860s	0.936	0.898	0.038	Belgium
1870s	0.936	0.898	0.038	Belgium
1880s	0.936	0.898	0.038	Belgium
1890s	0.936	0.898	0.038	Belgium
1900s	0.926	0.898	0.028	Belgium
1910s	0.7369	0.898	0.1611	Netherlands
1920s	0.934	0.898	0.036	Belgium
1930s	0.934	0.898	0.036	Belgium
1940s	0.7279	0.466	0.2619	Belgium
1950s	0.9518	0.9452	0.0066	Belgium
1960s	0.9683	0.977	0.0087	Netherlands
1970s	0.97	0.977	0.007	Netherlands
1980s	0.97	0.977	0.007	Netherlands
1990s	0.9769	0.977	0.0001	Netherlands
2000s	0.981	0.977	0.004	Belgium
2010s	0.981	0.977	0.004	Belgium
2020s	0.981	0.977	0.004	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physical integrity rights index, Belgium or Netherlands?: Belgium, at 0.981 against 0.977 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in physical integrity rights index between Belgium and Netherlands?: 0.004, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for physical integrity rights index?: Belgium ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 12th 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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