Belgium vs Switzerland: Egalitarian political institutions index
Belgium
0.929
in 2025
Switzerland
0.939
in 2025
Belgium rank
7th
Switzerland rank
6th
Egalitarian political institutions index over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.939 against 0.929 in Belgium, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Switzerland ahead.
Belgium ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.6425 | 0.827 | 0.1845 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.6504 | 0.8352 | 0.1848 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.7077 | 0.844 | 0.1363 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.712 | 0.844 | 0.132 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.7302 | 0.8452 | 0.115 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.878 | 0.8482 | 0.0298 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.8911 | 0.859 | 0.0321 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.921 | 0.8948 | 0.0262 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.9338 | 0.904 | 0.0298 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.9408 | 0.9236 | 0.0172 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.942 | 0.9317 | 0.0103 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.9348 | 0.9315 | 0.0033 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.9313 | 0.9365 | 0.0052 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.939 against 0.929 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 0.01, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Belgium ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.