Belgium vs Italy: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Belgium
2.03
in 2025
Italy
2.02
in 2025
Belgium rank
15th
Italy rank
18th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2.03 against 2.02 in Italy, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 15th and Italy ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 13 and Italy in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.491 | -2.22 | 2.71 | Belgium |
| 1820s | 0.491 | -2.22 | 2.71 | Belgium |
| 1830s | 0.934 | -2.22 | 3.15 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0.934 | -1.94 | 2.87 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0.934 | -0.817 | 1.75 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.934 | -0.753 | 1.69 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.934 | -0.315 | 1.25 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.934 | 0.0842 | 0.8498 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.934 | 0.184 | 0.75 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.934 | 0.184 | 0.75 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.5766 | 0.5775 | 0.0009 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.91 | 0.8357 | 0.0743 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.91 | 0.791 | 0.119 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.7546 | 1.29 | 0.5358 | Italy |
| 1950s | 1.04 | 1.97 | 0.927 | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.12 | 1.97 | 0.8539 | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.78 | 1.97 | 0.196 | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.78 | 1.97 | 0.196 | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.98 | 2.3 | 0.3242 | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.03 | 2.44 | 0.415 | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.03 | 2.44 | 0.415 | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.03 | 2.02 | 0.012 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Belgium or Italy?
- Belgium, at 2.03 against 2.02 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Belgium and Italy?
- 0.01, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Belgium ranks 15th and Italy ranks 18th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups 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 social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.