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Key features of human rights in Belgium

Belgium: Key features of human rights was 0.955 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.955
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.966
in 2013
All-time low
0.366
in 1800
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Key features of human rights in Belgium, 1789–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.955 for key features of human rights in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Belgium peaked at 0.966 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.366, in 1800.

That places Belgium 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.495 0.495 0.495 1
1790s 0.4978 0.399 0.556 10
1800s 0.3921 0.366 0.395 10
1810s 0.5257 0.367 0.667 10
1820s 0.667 0.667 0.667 10
1830s 0.7091 0.624 0.729 10
1840s 0.8265 0.822 0.837 10
1850s 0.837 0.837 0.837 10
1860s 0.837 0.837 0.837 10
1870s 0.837 0.837 0.837 10
1880s 0.8338 0.829 0.837 10
1890s 0.8406 0.829 0.847 10
1900s 0.8488 0.836 0.852 10
1910s 0.6823 0.515 0.836 10
1920s 0.853 0.853 0.853 10
1930s 0.8565 0.85 0.861 10
1940s 0.6707 0.4 0.926 10
1950s 0.9305 0.92 0.939 10
1960s 0.945 0.934 0.948 10
1970s 0.9524 0.95 0.953 10
1980s 0.9553 0.955 0.957 10
1990s 0.9627 0.953 0.965 10
2000s 0.9645 0.963 0.965 10
2010s 0.9634 0.961 0.966 10
2020s 0.9547 0.952 0.956 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 2 Sweden 0.96 compare
  2. 3 Denmark 0.959 compare
  3. 4 Ireland 0.956 compare
  4. 6 Iceland 0.95 compare
  5. 6 Switzerland 0.95 compare
  6. 8 Czechia 0.948 compare
  7. 8 New Zealand 0.948 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of human rights in Belgium?
Key features of human rights in Belgium was 0.955 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.966 in 2013.
What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.366 in 1800.
How does Belgium rank for key features of human rights?
Belgium ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Key features of human rights
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
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