Belgium vs Sweden: Multi-party elections
Belgium
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 205 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 multi-party elections, Belgium or Sweden?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Belgium and Sweden?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 205 years are reported by both, from 1796 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as 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
Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.