Austria vs Belgium: Political opposition

Austria
1
in 2025
Belgium
1
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Belgium rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • Austria
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 1 against 1 in Belgium, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Belgium ahead.

Austria ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Belgium Difference Ahead
1860s 1 1 0
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 0.6 0.7 0.1 Belgium
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 0.3 1 0.7 Belgium
1940s 0.5 0.5 0
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political opposition, Austria or Belgium?
Austria, at 1 against 1 in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between Austria and Belgium?
0, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for political opposition?
Austria ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political opposition
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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