Belgium vs Uruguay: Elite Consultations Score
Belgium
2.18
in 2025
Uruguay
2.17
in 2025
Belgium rank
21st
Uruguay rank
23rd
Elite Consultations Score over time
- Belgium
- Uruguay
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2.18 against 2.17 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 16 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.405 | -0.985 | 1.39 | Belgium |
| 1830s | 0.585 | -0.985 | 1.57 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0.585 | -0.985 | 1.57 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0.585 | -0.0292 | 0.6142 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.585 | -0.0195 | 0.6045 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.585 | -0.6444 | 1.23 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.585 | -0.148 | 0.733 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.585 | 0.679 | 0.094 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.585 | 0.9828 | 0.3978 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.3481 | 1.49 | 1.14 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.977 | 2.08 | 1.1 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.977 | 0.5928 | 0.3842 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 1.26 | 1.57 | 0.3023 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 2.62 | 2.04 | 0.574 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.62 | 1.73 | 0.8871 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 2.62 | -0.8436 | 3.46 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 2.62 | 0.5037 | 2.11 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 2.62 | 2.54 | 0.074 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.62 | 2.54 | 0.074 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 2.49 | 2.37 | 0.1228 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 2.7 | 1.44 | 1.27 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elite consultations score, Belgium or Uruguay?
- Belgium, at 2.18 against 2.17 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elite consultations score between Belgium and Uruguay?
- 0.01, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Uruguay rank globally for elite consultations score?
- Belgium ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elite Consultations Score. 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 consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.