Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Belgium or Trinidad and Tobago?

Belgium, at 0.938 against 0.934 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.

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

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 Trinidad and Tobago: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Belgium

0.938

in 2025

Trinidad and Tobago

0.934

in 2025

Belgium rank

16th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

17th

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

Belgium
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.938 against 0.934 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.004.

Across all 126 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 16th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 17th of 175 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.606	0.093	0.513	Belgium
1910s	0.6142	0.093	0.5212	Belgium
1920s	0.6758	0.109	0.5668	Belgium
1930s	0.678	0.1182	0.5598	Belgium
1940s	0.705	0.132	0.573	Belgium
1950s	0.9174	0.1893	0.7281	Belgium
1960s	0.939	0.3883	0.5507	Belgium
1970s	0.939	0.6044	0.3346	Belgium
1980s	0.9587	0.7451	0.2136	Belgium
1990s	0.962	0.855	0.107	Belgium
2000s	0.962	0.9004	0.0616	Belgium
2010s	0.9522	0.8865	0.0657	Belgium
2020s	0.9455	0.9293	0.0162	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Belgium or Trinidad and Tobago?: Belgium, at 0.938 against 0.934 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Belgium and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.004, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Trinidad and Tobago?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for equal resource distribution index?: Belgium ranks 16th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 17th 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.

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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.