Belgium vs Finland: Civil society participation index

Belgium
0.947
in 2025
Finland
0.948
in 2025
Belgium rank
9th
Finland rank
8th

Civil society participation index over time

  • Belgium
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.948 against 0.947 in Belgium, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 9th and Finland ranks 8th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 8 and Finland in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Finland Difference Ahead
1780s 0.354 0.061 0.293 Belgium
1790s 0.3789 0.061 0.3179 Belgium
1800s 0.2066 0.0979 0.1087 Belgium
1810s 0.2586 0.43 0.1714 Finland
1820s 0.365 0.43 0.065 Finland
1830s 0.588 0.43 0.158 Belgium
1840s 0.5805 0.43 0.1505 Belgium
1850s 0.563 0.43 0.133 Belgium
1860s 0.563 0.43 0.133 Belgium
1870s 0.563 0.43 0.133 Belgium
1880s 0.563 0.585 0.022 Finland
1890s 0.563 0.585 0.022 Finland
1900s 0.563 0.6406 0.0776 Finland
1910s 0.46 0.6424 0.1824 Finland
1920s 0.717 0.805 0.088 Finland
1930s 0.7246 0.7904 0.0658 Finland
1940s 0.6374 0.7813 0.1439 Finland
1950s 0.903 0.906 0.003 Finland
1960s 0.898 0.9227 0.0247 Finland
1970s 0.903 0.968 0.065 Finland
1980s 0.9222 0.968 0.0458 Finland
1990s 0.965 0.9698 0.0048 Finland
2000s 0.967 0.97 0.003 Finland
2010s 0.9604 0.9652 0.0048 Finland
2020s 0.95 0.9592 0.0092 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Belgium or Finland?
Finland, at 0.948 against 0.947 in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Belgium and Finland?
0.001, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for civil society participation index?
Belgium ranks 9th and Finland ranks 8th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Civil society participation index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Civil society participation index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,063 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed