Belgium vs France: Liberal political institutions
Belgium
1
in 2025
France
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
France rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in France, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and France in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | France |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | Belgium |
| 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 France?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Belgium and France?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Belgium ranks 1st and France 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