Belgium vs Colombia: Democracy
Belgium
2
in 2018
Colombia
2
in 2018
Belgium rank
1st
Colombia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Belgium
- Colombia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2 against 2 in Colombia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1832 it was Colombia ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Colombia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 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 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Belgium |
| 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, Belgium or Colombia?
- Belgium, at 2 against 2 in Colombia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belgium and Colombia?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Colombia?
- 182 years are reported by both, from 1832 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Colombia rank globally for democracy?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Colombia 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).