Belgium vs New Zealand: Democracy
Belgium
7
in 2025
New Zealand
7
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Belgium
- New Zealand
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 7 against 7 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 4 | 4.1 | 0.1 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 4 | 5 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 4.6 | 6.4 | 1.8 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 5 | 7 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 3.5 | 6.5 | 3 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 5 | 7 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 5 | 7 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 2.7 | 6.4 | 3.7 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 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 New Zealand?
- Belgium, at 7 against 7 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belgium and New Zealand?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for democracy?
- Belgium ranks 1st and New Zealand 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).