Belgium vs Belize: Democracy
Belgium
7
in 2025
Belize
7
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Belize rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Belgium
- Belize
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 7 against 7 in Belize, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1862 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Belize ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Belize | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 4.6 | 0 | 4.6 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 5 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 3.5 | 0 | 3.5 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 5 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 5 | 1.6 | 3.4 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 2.7 | 2 | 0.7 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 7 | 2 | 5 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 7 | 5 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Belgium or Belize?
- Belgium, at 7 against 7 in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belgium and Belize?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Belize?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1862 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Belize rank globally for democracy?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Belize ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).