Belgium vs Luxembourg: Liberal political institutions index
Belgium
0.887
in 2025
Luxembourg
0.893
in 2025
Belgium rank
28th
Luxembourg rank
27th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.893 against 0.887 in Belgium, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 127 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 28th and Luxembourg ranks 27th of 176 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.857 | 0.489 | 0.368 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.8558 | 0.789 | 0.0668 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.6702 | 0.6623 | 0.0079 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.863 | 0.768 | 0.095 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.8651 | 0.768 | 0.0971 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.7101 | 0.4682 | 0.2419 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.8975 | 0.8883 | 0.0092 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.905 | 0.891 | 0.014 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.9098 | 0.899 | 0.0108 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.9137 | 0.899 | 0.0147 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.926 | 0.908 | 0.018 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.9316 | 0.908 | 0.0236 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.9333 | 0.9079 | 0.0254 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.9145 | 0.9012 | 0.0133 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Belgium or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 0.893 against 0.887 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 0.006, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 127 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Luxembourg rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Belgium ranks 28th and Luxembourg ranks 27th 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.