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
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.