Which has higher free and fair elections index, Australia or Belgium?

Belgium, at 0.968 against 0.962 in Australia as of 2025.

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

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Australia vs Belgium: Free and Fair Elections Index

Australia

0.962

in 2025

Belgium

0.968

in 2025

Australia rank

3rd

Belgium rank

1st

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Australia
Belgium

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.968 against 0.962 in Australia, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Belgium ahead.

Australia ranks 3rd and Belgium ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 15 and Belgium in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Belgium	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0	0	0	—
1790s	0	0.1863	0.1863	Belgium
1800s	0	0.418	0.418	Belgium
1810s	0	0.1672	0.1672	Belgium
1820s	0	0	0	—
1830s	0	0.5765	0.5765	Belgium
1840s	0.4932	0.6281	0.1349	Belgium
1850s	0.8004	0.6284	0.172	Australia
1860s	0.8753	0.6354	0.2399	Australia
1870s	0.8744	0.7055	0.1689	Australia
1880s	0.8769	0.8261	0.0508	Australia
1890s	0.8754	0.8121	0.0633	Australia
1900s	0.9063	0.8291	0.0772	Australia
1910s	0.9152	0.3998	0.5154	Australia
1920s	0.9311	0.8449	0.0862	Australia
1930s	0.9315	0.8348	0.0967	Australia
1940s	0.9318	0.3643	0.5675	Australia
1950s	0.9273	0.9169	0.0104	Australia
1960s	0.9307	0.9297	0.001	Australia
1970s	0.9319	0.9303	0.0016	Australia
1980s	0.9476	0.933	0.0146	Australia
1990s	0.9561	0.941	0.0151	Australia
2000s	0.9555	0.9577	0.0022	Belgium
2010s	0.9657	0.9737	0.008	Belgium
2020s	0.955	0.9725	0.0175	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Australia or Belgium?: Belgium, at 0.968 against 0.962 in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Australia and Belgium?: 0.006, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Australia ranks 3rd and Belgium ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Free and Fair Elections Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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