Belgium vs Canada: Liberal political institutions
Belgium
1
in 2025
Canada
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Canada rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Belgium
- Canada
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Canada, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Canada in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Canada |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Canada |
| 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 liberal political institutions, Belgium or Canada?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Belgium and Canada?
- 0, 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?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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 the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions