Austria vs Belgium: Democracy
Austria
2
in 2018
Belgium
2
in 2018
Austria rank
1st
Belgium rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2 against 2 in Belgium, a difference of 0.
Across all 184 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Belgium |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 1.67 | 2 | 0.3333 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Austria or Belgium?
- Austria, at 2 against 2 in Belgium as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Austria and Belgium?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 184 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2018.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 168 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).