Belize vs Netherlands: Democracy
Belize
7
in 2025
Netherlands
7
in 2025
Belize rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Belize
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belize currently reports 7 against 7 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1862 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belize ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0 | 6.6 | 6.6 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 1.6 | 6.3 | 4.7 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 2 | 7 | 5 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 5 | 7 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 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, Belize or Netherlands?
- Belize, at 7 against 7 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belize and Netherlands?
- 0, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Netherlands?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1862 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Netherlands rank globally for democracy?
- Belize ranks 1st and Netherlands 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).