Belgium vs Germany: Liberal political institutions
Belgium
1
in 2025
Germany
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Germany, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Germany ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | 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 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 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 Germany?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Belgium and Germany?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Germany 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