Belgium vs Norway: Free and fair elections index
Belgium
0.968
in 2025
Norway
0.966
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Norway rank
2nd
Free and fair elections index over time
- Belgium
- Norway
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.968 against 0.966 in Norway, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Norway ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0.1863 | 0 | 0.1863 | Belgium |
| 1800s | 0.418 | 0 | 0.418 | Belgium |
| 1810s | 0.1672 | 0.4476 | 0.2804 | Norway |
| 1820s | 0 | 0.7837 | 0.7837 | Norway |
| 1830s | 0.5765 | 0.7878 | 0.2113 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.6281 | 0.7862 | 0.1581 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.6284 | 0.7892 | 0.1608 | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.6354 | 0.7918 | 0.1564 | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.7055 | 0.789 | 0.0835 | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.8261 | 0.8321 | 0.006 | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.8121 | 0.8745 | 0.0624 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.8291 | 0.8759 | 0.0468 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.3998 | 0.8856 | 0.4858 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.8449 | 0.8752 | 0.0303 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.8348 | 0.8723 | 0.0375 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.3643 | 0.5399 | 0.1756 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.9169 | 0.9396 | 0.0227 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.9297 | 0.9406 | 0.0109 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.9303 | 0.9418 | 0.0115 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.933 | 0.9412 | 0.0082 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.941 | 0.9397 | 0.0013 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.9577 | 0.9472 | 0.0105 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.9737 | 0.9626 | 0.0111 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.9725 | 0.9665 | 0.006 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Belgium or Norway?
- Belgium, at 0.968 against 0.966 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Belgium and Norway?
- 0.002, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.