Belgium vs Bolivia: Democracy

Belgium
2
in 2018
Bolivia
2
in 2018
Belgium rank
1st
Bolivia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Belgium
  • Bolivia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Bolivia ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Bolivia Difference Ahead
1830s 1 1 0
1840s 1 1 0
1850s 1 1 0
1860s 1 0.4 0.6 Belgium
1870s 1 0.4 0.6 Belgium
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1.2 1 0.2 Belgium
1910s 2 1 1 Belgium
1920s 2 1 1 Belgium
1930s 2 1 1 Belgium
1940s 2 1 1 Belgium
1950s 2 1 1 Belgium
1960s 2 1 1 Belgium
1970s 2 0.3 1.7 Belgium
1980s 2 1.6 0.4 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, Belgium or Bolivia?
Belgium, at 2 against 2 in Bolivia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Belgium and Bolivia?
0, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bolivia?
183 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Bolivia rank globally for democracy?
Belgium ranks 1st and Bolivia 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).