Belgium vs Norway: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Belgium
0.974
in 2025
Norway
0.972
in 2025
Belgium rank
10th
Norway rank
13th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Belgium
- Norway
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.974 against 0.972 in Norway, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 10th and Norway ranks 13th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 15 and Norway in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.574 | 0.49 | 0.084 | Belgium |
| 1790s | 0.5956 | 0.49 | 0.1056 | Belgium |
| 1800s | 0.6368 | 0.49 | 0.1468 | Belgium |
| 1810s | 0.7112 | 0.5975 | 0.1137 | Belgium |
| 1820s | 0.815 | 0.705 | 0.11 | Belgium |
| 1830s | 0.794 | 0.705 | 0.089 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0.883 | 0.7346 | 0.1484 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0.883 | 0.7626 | 0.1204 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.883 | 0.8203 | 0.0627 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.883 | 0.826 | 0.057 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.883 | 0.8462 | 0.0368 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.883 | 0.89 | 0.007 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.8794 | 0.903 | 0.0236 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.7485 | 0.903 | 0.1545 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.896 | 0.903 | 0.007 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.9016 | 0.903 | 0.0014 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.7715 | 0.5725 | 0.199 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.9499 | 0.932 | 0.0179 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.9705 | 0.9708 | 0.0003 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.9818 | 0.977 | 0.0048 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.982 | 0.9857 | 0.0037 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.9826 | 0.989 | 0.0064 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.983 | 0.989 | 0.006 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.982 | 0.9874 | 0.0054 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9778 | 0.9597 | 0.0182 | 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 Norway?
- Belgium, at 0.974 against 0.972 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law 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 individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Belgium ranks 10th and Norway ranks 13th 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.