What is equal rights protection index in Belgium?

Equal rights protection index in Belgium was 0.962 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Belgium?

The highest recorded value was 0.962 in 1963.

What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Belgium?

The lowest recorded value was 0.194 in 1815.

How does Belgium rank for equal rights protection index?

Belgium ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Belgium?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Belgium data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Belgium

Name: Equal Rights Protection Index in Belgium
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Belgium: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.962 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.962

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

5th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.962

in 1963

All-time low

0.194

in 1815

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Belgium, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, equal rights protection index in Belgium stood at 0.962. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Belgium peaked at 0.962 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.194, in 1815.

Belgium ranks 5th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Equal Rights Protection Index in Belgium, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.731	—
1790	0.731	+0.0%
1791	0.731	+0.0%
1792	0.731	+0.0%
1793	0.731	+0.0%
1794	0.731	+0.0%
1795	0.731	+0.0%
1796	0.578	-20.9%
1797	0.578	+0.0%
1798	0.578	+0.0%
1799	0.578	+0.0%
1800	0.578	+0.0%
1801	0.578	+0.0%
1802	0.578	+0.0%
1803	0.578	+0.0%
1804	0.578	+0.0%
1805	0.578	+0.0%
1806	0.578	+0.0%
1807	0.578	+0.0%
1808	0.578	+0.0%
1809	0.578	+0.0%
1810	0.578	+0.0%
1811	0.578	+0.0%
1812	0.578	+0.0%
1813	0.578	+0.0%
1814	0.233	-59.7%
1815	0.194	-16.7%
1816	0.194	+0.0%
1817	0.194	+0.0%
1818	0.194	+0.0%
1819	0.194	+0.0%
1820	0.194	+0.0%
1821	0.194	+0.0%
1822	0.194	+0.0%
1823	0.194	+0.0%
1824	0.194	+0.0%
1825	0.194	+0.0%
1826	0.194	+0.0%
1827	0.194	+0.0%
1828	0.194	+0.0%
1829	0.194	+0.0%
1830	0.825	+325.3%
1831	0.825	+0.0%
1832	0.825	+0.0%
1833	0.825	+0.0%
1834	0.825	+0.0%
1835	0.825	+0.0%
1836	0.825	+0.0%
1837	0.825	+0.0%
1838	0.825	+0.0%
1839	0.825	+0.0%
1840	0.825	+0.0%
1841	0.825	+0.0%
1842	0.825	+0.0%
1843	0.825	+0.0%
1844	0.825	+0.0%
1845	0.825	+0.0%
1846	0.825	+0.0%
1847	0.825	+0.0%
1848	0.825	+0.0%
1849	0.825	+0.0%
1850	0.825	+0.0%
1851	0.825	+0.0%
1852	0.825	+0.0%
1853	0.825	+0.0%
1854	0.825	+0.0%
1855	0.825	+0.0%
1856	0.825	+0.0%
1857	0.825	+0.0%
1858	0.825	+0.0%
1859	0.825	+0.0%
1860	0.825	+0.0%
1861	0.825	+0.0%
1862	0.825	+0.0%
1863	0.825	+0.0%
1864	0.825	+0.0%
1865	0.825	+0.0%
1866	0.825	+0.0%
1867	0.825	+0.0%
1868	0.825	+0.0%
1869	0.825	+0.0%
1870	0.825	+0.0%
1871	0.825	+0.0%
1872	0.825	+0.0%
1873	0.825	+0.0%
1874	0.825	+0.0%
1875	0.825	+0.0%
1876	0.825	+0.0%
1877	0.825	+0.0%
1878	0.825	+0.0%
1879	0.825	+0.0%
1880	0.825	+0.0%
1881	0.825	+0.0%
1882	0.825	+0.0%
1883	0.825	+0.0%
1884	0.825	+0.0%
1885	0.825	+0.0%
1886	0.825	+0.0%
1887	0.825	+0.0%
1888	0.825	+0.0%
1889	0.825	+0.0%
1890	0.825	+0.0%
1891	0.825	+0.0%
1892	0.825	+0.0%
1893	0.825	+0.0%
1894	0.825	+0.0%
1895	0.825	+0.0%
1896	0.825	+0.0%
1897	0.825	+0.0%
1898	0.825	+0.0%
1899	0.825	+0.0%
1900	0.861	+4.4%
1901	0.861	+0.0%
1902	0.861	+0.0%
1903	0.861	+0.0%
1904	0.861	+0.0%
1905	0.861	+0.0%
1906	0.861	+0.0%
1907	0.861	+0.0%
1908	0.869	+0.9%
1909	0.869	+0.0%
1910	0.869	+0.0%
1911	0.869	+0.0%
1912	0.869	+0.0%
1913	0.869	+0.0%
1914	0.869	+0.0%
1915	0.869	+0.0%
1916	0.869	+0.0%
1917	0.869	+0.0%
1918	0.869	+0.0%
1919	0.869	+0.0%
1920	0.868	-0.1%
1921	0.868	+0.0%
1922	0.894	+3.0%
1923	0.894	+0.0%
1924	0.894	+0.0%
1925	0.894	+0.0%
1926	0.894	+0.0%
1927	0.894	+0.0%
1928	0.894	+0.0%
1929	0.894	+0.0%
1930	0.894	+0.0%
1931	0.894	+0.0%
1932	0.894	+0.0%
1933	0.894	+0.0%
1934	0.894	+0.0%
1935	0.894	+0.0%
1936	0.894	+0.0%
1937	0.894	+0.0%
1938	0.894	+0.0%
1939	0.894	+0.0%
1940	0.894	+0.0%
1941	0.894	+0.0%
1942	0.894	+0.0%
1943	0.894	+0.0%
1944	0.894	+0.0%
1945	0.894	+0.0%
1946	0.894	+0.0%
1947	0.894	+0.0%
1948	0.894	+0.0%
1949	0.894	+0.0%
1950	0.951	+6.4%
1951	0.951	+0.0%
1952	0.951	+0.0%
1953	0.951	+0.0%
1954	0.951	+0.0%
1955	0.951	+0.0%
1956	0.951	+0.0%
1957	0.951	+0.0%
1958	0.951	+0.0%
1959	0.951	+0.0%
1960	0.951	+0.0%
1961	0.951	+0.0%
1962	0.951	+0.0%
1963	0.962	+1.2%
1964	0.962	+0.0%
1965	0.962	+0.0%
1966	0.962	+0.0%
1967	0.962	+0.0%
1968	0.962	+0.0%
1969	0.962	+0.0%
1970	0.962	+0.0%
1971	0.962	+0.0%
1972	0.962	+0.0%
1973	0.962	+0.0%
1974	0.962	+0.0%
1975	0.962	+0.0%
1976	0.962	+0.0%
1977	0.962	+0.0%
1978	0.962	+0.0%
1979	0.962	+0.0%
1980	0.962	+0.0%
1981	0.962	+0.0%
1982	0.962	+0.0%
1983	0.962	+0.0%
1984	0.962	+0.0%
1985	0.962	+0.0%
1986	0.962	+0.0%
1987	0.962	+0.0%
1988	0.962	+0.0%
1989	0.962	+0.0%
1990	0.962	+0.0%
1991	0.962	+0.0%
1992	0.962	+0.0%
1993	0.962	+0.0%
1994	0.962	+0.0%
1995	0.962	+0.0%
1996	0.962	+0.0%
1997	0.962	+0.0%
1998	0.962	+0.0%
1999	0.962	+0.0%
2000	0.962	+0.0%
2001	0.962	+0.0%
2002	0.962	+0.0%
2003	0.962	+0.0%
2004	0.962	+0.0%
2005	0.962	+0.0%
2006	0.962	+0.0%
2007	0.962	+0.0%
2008	0.962	+0.0%
2009	0.962	+0.0%
2010	0.962	+0.0%
2011	0.962	+0.0%
2012	0.962	+0.0%
2013	0.962	+0.0%
2014	0.962	+0.0%
2015	0.962	+0.0%
2016	0.962	+0.0%
2017	0.962	+0.0%
2018	0.962	+0.0%
2019	0.962	+0.0%
2020	0.962	+0.0%
2021	0.962	+0.0%
2022	0.962	+0.0%
2023	0.962	+0.0%
2024	0.962	+0.0%
2025	0.962	+0.0%

Belgium compared with similar countries

Belgium's 0.962 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.823, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Belgium's 0.962 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7595, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.731	0.731	0.731	1
1790s	0.6698	0.578	0.731	10
1800s	0.578	0.578	0.578	10
1810s	0.3515	0.194	0.578	10
1820s	0.194	0.194	0.194	10
1830s	0.825	0.825	0.825	10
1840s	0.825	0.825	0.825	10
1850s	0.825	0.825	0.825	10
1860s	0.825	0.825	0.825	10
1870s	0.825	0.825	0.825	10
1880s	0.825	0.825	0.825	10
1890s	0.825	0.825	0.825	10
1900s	0.8626	0.861	0.869	10
1910s	0.869	0.869	0.869	10
1920s	0.8888	0.868	0.894	10
1930s	0.894	0.894	0.894	10
1940s	0.894	0.894	0.894	10
1950s	0.951	0.951	0.951	10
1960s	0.9587	0.951	0.962	10
1970s	0.962	0.962	0.962	10
1980s	0.962	0.962	0.962	10
1990s	0.962	0.962	0.962	10
2000s	0.962	0.962	0.962	10
2010s	0.962	0.962	0.962	10
2020s	0.962	0.962	0.962	6

Countries ranked near Belgium

2 Denmark 0.98 compare
3 Japan 0.978 compare
4 Germany 0.973 compare
6 Ireland 0.958 compare
6 Latvia 0.958 compare
8 Norway 0.956 compare

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Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Belgium?: Equal rights protection index in Belgium was 0.962 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 0.962 in 1963.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 0.194 in 1815.
How does Belgium rank for equal rights protection index?: Belgium ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Belgium?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Equal Rights Protection Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.