Belgium vs Ireland: Democracy
Belgium
4
in 2025
Ireland
4
in 2025
Belgium rank
17th
Ireland rank
17th
Democracy over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 4 against 4 in Ireland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 17th and Ireland ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.3 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 2.6 | 4 | 1.4 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 4.1 | 4 | 0.1 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 4.1 | 4 | 0.1 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Belgium or Ireland?
- Belgium, at 4 against 4 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 107 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for democracy?
- Belgium ranks 17th and Ireland ranks 17th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).