Belgium vs Estonia: Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections
Belgium
1
in 2025
Estonia
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Estonia rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections over time
- Belgium
- Estonia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Estonia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Estonia ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Belgium |
| 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 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 chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections, Belgium or Estonia?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections between Belgium and Estonia?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Estonia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Estonia rank globally for chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Lührmann et al. (2018) and V-Dem. "Chief executive" is defined here as the head of state or the head of government, whoever has more power over the appointment and dismissal of cabinet ministers.