Belgium vs Iceland: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Belgium
0.863
in 2025
Iceland
0.878
in 2025
Belgium rank
30th
Iceland rank
27th
Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time
- Belgium
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.878 against 0.863 in Belgium, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iceland ahead.
Belgium ranks 30th and Iceland ranks 27th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 9 and Iceland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.604 | 0.612 | 0.008 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0.5186 | 0.612 | 0.0934 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0.687 | 0.6588 | 0.0282 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.687 | 0.669 | 0.018 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.5982 | 0.7462 | 0.148 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0.912 | 0.796 | 0.116 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.9008 | 0.7916 | 0.1092 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.899 | 0.774 | 0.125 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.899 | 0.7918 | 0.1072 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.9017 | 0.8416 | 0.0601 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.9019 | 0.8412 | 0.0607 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.8996 | 0.8496 | 0.05 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.9018 | 0.9103 | 0.0085 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Belgium or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.878 against 0.863 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Belgium and Iceland?
- 0.015, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iceland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Iceland rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Belgium ranks 30th and Iceland ranks 27th 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.