Australia vs Belgium: Free and fair elections
Australia
1
in 2025
Belgium
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Belgium rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Belgium, a difference of 0.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Australia or Belgium?
- Australia, at 1 against 1 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Australia and Belgium?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1843 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Australia ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.