Belgium vs Sweden: Participatory political institutions index

Belgium
0.647
in 2025
Sweden
0.651
in 2025
Belgium rank
16th
Sweden rank
13th

Participatory political institutions index over time

  • Belgium
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.651 against 0.647 in Belgium, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 13th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Sweden Difference Ahead
1780s 0.118 0.11 0.008 Belgium
1790s 0.1807 0.11 0.0707 Belgium
1800s 0.178 0.11 0.068 Belgium
1810s 0.2096 0.11 0.0996 Belgium
1820s 0.272 0.11 0.162 Belgium
1830s 0.487 0.11 0.377 Belgium
1840s 0.4834 0.2309 0.2525 Belgium
1850s 0.475 0.257 0.218 Belgium
1860s 0.475 0.4808 0.0058 Sweden
1870s 0.475 0.56 0.085 Sweden
1880s 0.475 0.57 0.095 Sweden
1890s 0.475 0.57 0.095 Sweden
1900s 0.478 0.596 0.118 Sweden
1910s 0.4461 0.6045 0.1584 Sweden
1920s 0.535 0.6559 0.1209 Sweden
1930s 0.5386 0.6514 0.1128 Sweden
1940s 0.5156 0.66 0.1444 Sweden
1950s 0.6303 0.6825 0.0522 Sweden
1960s 0.625 0.6942 0.0692 Sweden
1970s 0.625 0.6667 0.0417 Sweden
1980s 0.6318 0.7045 0.0727 Sweden
1990s 0.6515 0.691 0.0395 Sweden
2000s 0.657 0.6923 0.0353 Sweden
2010s 0.6546 0.6592 0.0046 Sweden
2020s 0.6478 0.652 0.0042 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Belgium or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.651 against 0.647 in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Belgium and Sweden?
0.004, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
Belgium ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 13th 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.

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Indicator
Participatory political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed