Belgium vs New Zealand: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Belgium

0.938

in 2025

New Zealand

0.912

in 2025

Belgium rank

16th

New Zealand rank

19th

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

Belgium
New Zealand

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.938 against 0.912 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.026.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was New Zealand ahead.

Belgium ranks 16th and New Zealand ranks 19th of 175 countries.

Individual pages

Equal Resource Distribution Index in Belgium
Equal Resource Distribution Index in New Zealand
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 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.