Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Belgium or Iceland?

Iceland, at 0.941 against 0.938 in Belgium as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iceland?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Iceland: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Belgium

0.938

in 2025

Iceland

0.941

in 2025

Belgium rank

16th

Iceland rank

15th

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

Belgium
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.941 against 0.938 in Belgium, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iceland ahead.

Belgium ranks 16th and Iceland ranks 15th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Iceland in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.606	0.7124	0.1064	Iceland
1910s	0.6142	0.735	0.1208	Iceland
1920s	0.6758	0.751	0.0752	Iceland
1930s	0.678	0.8226	0.1446	Iceland
1940s	0.705	0.8721	0.1671	Iceland
1950s	0.9174	0.875	0.0424	Belgium
1960s	0.939	0.8826	0.0564	Belgium
1970s	0.939	0.9239	0.0151	Belgium
1980s	0.9587	0.9503	0.0084	Belgium
1990s	0.962	0.9575	0.0045	Belgium
2000s	0.962	0.9606	0.0014	Belgium
2010s	0.9522	0.9703	0.0181	Iceland
2020s	0.9455	0.9607	0.0152	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Belgium or Iceland?: Iceland, at 0.941 against 0.938 in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Belgium and Iceland?: 0.003, 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 equal resource distribution index?: Belgium ranks 16th and Iceland ranks 15th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Belgium vs Iceland: Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 29 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/equal-resource-distribution-index/belgium/iceland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/equal-resource-distribution-index/belgium/iceland/">Belgium vs Iceland: Equal Resource Distribution Index</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Equal Resource Distribution Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.