Argentina vs Belgium: Democracy
Argentina
2
in 2018
Belgium
2
in 2018
Argentina rank
1st
Belgium rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Argentina
- Belgium
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
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).