Political rights score fh in Belgium
Belgium: Political rights score fh was 38 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
38
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
19th
of 197 countries
All-time high
40
in 2003
All-time low
38
in 2025
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Belgium, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 38 for political rights score fh in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Belgium peaked at 40 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 38, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 19th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Political rights score fh in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 39 | — |
| 2003 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 38 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.38 | 39 | 40 | 8 |
| 2010s | 39.6 | 39 | 40 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.83 | 38 | 39 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 19 Andorra 38 compare
- 19 Austria 38 compare
- 19 Bahamas 38 compare
- 19 Cape Verde 38 compare
- 19 Chile 38 compare
- 19 Costa Rica 38 compare
- 19 Cyprus 38 compare
- 19 France 38 compare
- 19 Iceland 38 compare
- 19 Lithuania 38 compare
- 19 Luxembourg 38 compare
- 19 Marshall Islands 38 compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 38 compare
- 19 Taiwan, China 38 compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 113 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 113 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Belgium?
- Political rights score fh in Belgium was 38 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2003.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for political rights score fh?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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