Belgium vs Fiji: Democracy
Belgium
7
in 2025
Fiji
7
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Fiji rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Belgium
- Fiji
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 7 against 7 in Fiji, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1874 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Fiji ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 4.6 | 0 | 4.6 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 5 | 1 | 4 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 3.5 | 2 | 1.5 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 5 | 2 | 3 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 5 | 2 | 3 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 2.7 | 2 | 0.7 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 7 | 2 | 5 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 7 | 2 | 5 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 7 | 6 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 7 | 4.5 | 2.5 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 7 | 5 | 2 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 7 | 2.1 | 4.9 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 7 | 6.5 | 0.5 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Belgium or Fiji?
- Belgium, at 7 against 7 in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belgium and Fiji?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Fiji?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Fiji rank globally for democracy?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Fiji ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).