Argentina vs Belgium: Democracy

Argentina
2
in 2018
Belgium
2
in 2018
Argentina rank
1st
Belgium rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Argentina
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 2 against 2 in Belgium, a difference of 0.

Across all 184 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Belgium Difference Ahead
1830s 1 1 0
1840s 1 1 0
1850s 1 1 0
1860s 1 1 0
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1.2 0.2 Belgium
1910s 1 2 1 Belgium
1920s 1 2 1 Belgium
1930s 0.3 2 1.7 Belgium
1940s 0 2 2 Belgium
1950s 0.4 2 1.6 Belgium
1960s 0.9 2 1.1 Belgium
1970s 0.6 2 1.4 Belgium
1980s 1.4 2 0.6 Belgium
1990s 2 2 0
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Argentina or Belgium?
Argentina, at 2 against 2 in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Argentina and Belgium?
0, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Belgium?
184 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2018.
How do Argentina and Belgium rank globally for democracy?
Argentina ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).