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
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.