Belgium vs Netherlands: Physical integrity rights index vdem

Belgium
0.981
in 2025
Netherlands
0.977
in 2025
Belgium rank
9th
Netherlands rank
12th

Physical integrity rights index vdem over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
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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 vdem, Belgium or Netherlands?
Belgium, at 0.981 against 0.977 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in physical integrity rights index vdem 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 vdem?
Belgium ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Physical integrity rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Physical integrity rights index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,491 data points, 1789–2025
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