Austria vs Belgium: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Austria
0.871
in 2025
Belgium
0.863
in 2025
Austria rank
29th
Belgium rank
30th
Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.871 against 0.863 in Belgium, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 29th and Belgium ranks 30th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Belgium in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.631 | 0.599 | 0.032 | Austria |
| 1920s | 0.5083 | 0.687 | 0.1787 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.323 | 0.687 | 0.364 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.6078 | 0.9118 | 0.304 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.6376 | 0.912 | 0.2744 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.6984 | 0.9008 | 0.2024 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.769 | 0.899 | 0.13 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.8904 | 0.899 | 0.0086 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.903 | 0.9017 | 0.0013 | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.9051 | 0.9019 | 0.0032 | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.8999 | 0.8996 | 0.0003 | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.8538 | 0.9018 | 0.048 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Austria or Belgium?
- Austria, at 0.871 against 0.863 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Austria and Belgium?
- 0.008, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Austria ranks 29th and Belgium ranks 30th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.