Belgium vs Norway: Participatory political institutions index
Belgium
0.647
in 2025
Norway
0.65
in 2025
Belgium rank
16th
Norway rank
15th
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Belgium
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.65 against 0.647 in Belgium, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 16th and Norway ranks 15th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 11 and Norway in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.118 | 0.094 | 0.024 | Belgium |
| 1790s | 0.1807 | 0.094 | 0.0867 | Belgium |
| 1800s | 0.178 | 0.094 | 0.084 | Belgium |
| 1810s | 0.2096 | 0.094 | 0.1156 | Belgium |
| 1820s | 0.272 | 0.094 | 0.178 | Belgium |
| 1830s | 0.487 | 0.1792 | 0.3078 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0.4834 | 0.385 | 0.0984 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0.475 | 0.399 | 0.076 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.475 | 0.472 | 0.003 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.475 | 0.472 | 0.003 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.475 | 0.5073 | 0.0323 | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.475 | 0.536 | 0.061 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.478 | 0.5605 | 0.0825 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.4461 | 0.5665 | 0.1204 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.535 | 0.5876 | 0.0526 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.5386 | 0.574 | 0.0354 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.5156 | 0.4659 | 0.0497 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.6303 | 0.65 | 0.0197 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.625 | 0.65 | 0.025 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.625 | 0.682 | 0.057 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.6318 | 0.661 | 0.0292 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.6515 | 0.6795 | 0.028 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.657 | 0.6665 | 0.0095 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.6546 | 0.6549 | 0.0003 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.6478 | 0.65 | 0.0022 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Belgium or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.65 against 0.647 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Belgium and Norway?
- 0.003, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?
- 236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Belgium ranks 16th and Norway ranks 15th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.