Belgium vs Ireland: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Belgium
0.974
in 2025
Ireland
0.975
in 2025
Belgium rank
10th
Ireland rank
9th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.975 against 0.974 in Belgium, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 10th and Ireland ranks 9th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 22 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.574 | 0.388 | 0.186 | Belgium |
| 1790s | 0.5956 | 0.406 | 0.1896 | Belgium |
| 1800s | 0.6368 | 0.4366 | 0.2002 | Belgium |
| 1810s | 0.7112 | 0.437 | 0.2742 | Belgium |
| 1820s | 0.815 | 0.437 | 0.378 | Belgium |
| 1830s | 0.794 | 0.5685 | 0.2255 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0.883 | 0.6394 | 0.2436 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0.883 | 0.649 | 0.234 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.883 | 0.6961 | 0.1869 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.883 | 0.7485 | 0.1345 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.883 | 0.8241 | 0.0589 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.883 | 0.843 | 0.04 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.8794 | 0.872 | 0.0074 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.7485 | 0.8477 | 0.0992 | Ireland |
| 1920s | 0.896 | 0.8204 | 0.0756 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.9016 | 0.912 | 0.0104 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.7715 | 0.922 | 0.1505 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.9499 | 0.9243 | 0.0256 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.9705 | 0.9316 | 0.0389 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.9818 | 0.9398 | 0.042 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.982 | 0.957 | 0.025 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.9826 | 0.96 | 0.0226 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.983 | 0.96 | 0.023 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.982 | 0.9665 | 0.0155 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.9778 | 0.9748 | 0.003 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Belgium or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.975 against 0.974 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0.001, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Belgium ranks 10th and Ireland ranks 9th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Individual liberties and equality before the law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.