Belgium vs Sweden: Political civil liberties index

Belgium
0.963
in 2025
Sweden
0.96
in 2025
Belgium rank
5th
Sweden rank
6th

Political civil liberties index over time

  • Belgium
  • Sweden
0.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.963 against 0.96 in Sweden, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.

Belgium ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 6th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Sweden Difference Ahead
1780s 0.265 0.388 0.123 Sweden
1790s 0.3277 0.388 0.0603 Sweden
1800s 0.116 0.4044 0.2884 Sweden
1810s 0.2747 0.607 0.3323 Sweden
1820s 0.438 0.607 0.169 Sweden
1830s 0.644 0.607 0.037 Belgium
1840s 0.8236 0.846 0.0224 Sweden
1850s 0.853 0.853 0
1860s 0.853 0.853 0
1870s 0.853 0.853 0
1880s 0.8454 0.853 0.0076 Sweden
1890s 0.8674 0.853 0.0144 Belgium
1900s 0.899 0.858 0.041 Belgium
1910s 0.7204 0.8642 0.1438 Sweden
1920s 0.892 0.91 0.018 Sweden
1930s 0.8893 0.9038 0.0145 Sweden
1940s 0.6425 0.9038 0.2613 Sweden
1950s 0.94 0.962 0.022 Sweden
1960s 0.9424 0.9608 0.0184 Sweden
1970s 0.943 0.9672 0.0242 Sweden
1980s 0.9511 0.973 0.0219 Sweden
1990s 0.966 0.9758 0.0098 Sweden
2000s 0.9675 0.9746 0.0071 Sweden
2010s 0.9694 0.9732 0.0038 Sweden
2020s 0.9627 0.9622 0.0005 Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Belgium or Sweden?
Belgium, at 0.963 against 0.96 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Belgium and Sweden?
0.003, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for political civil liberties index?
Belgium ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 6th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed