Belgium vs Canada: Liberal political institutions index
Belgium
0.887
in 2025
Canada
0.872
in 2025
Belgium rank
28th
Canada rank
31st
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Belgium
- Canada
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.887 against 0.872 in Canada, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 28th and Canada ranks 31st of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 17 and Canada in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.857 | 0.754 | 0.103 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0.857 | 0.754 | 0.103 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.857 | 0.754 | 0.103 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.857 | 0.8002 | 0.0568 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.857 | 0.831 | 0.026 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.857 | 0.831 | 0.026 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.8558 | 0.8314 | 0.0244 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.6702 | 0.8315 | 0.1613 | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.863 | 0.8395 | 0.0235 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.8651 | 0.8352 | 0.0299 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.7101 | 0.854 | 0.1439 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.8975 | 0.8897 | 0.0078 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.905 | 0.9031 | 0.0019 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.9098 | 0.9077 | 0.0021 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.9137 | 0.9114 | 0.0023 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.926 | 0.9113 | 0.0147 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.9316 | 0.918 | 0.0136 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.9333 | 0.9208 | 0.0125 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.9145 | 0.8785 | 0.036 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Belgium or Canada?
- Belgium, at 0.887 against 0.872 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Belgium and Canada?
- 0.015, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Canada?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Canada rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Belgium ranks 28th and Canada ranks 31st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.