Belgium vs Estonia: Democracy
Belgium
2
in 2018
Estonia
2
in 2018
Belgium rank
1st
Estonia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Belgium
- Estonia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2 against 2 in Estonia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Estonia ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Belgium |
| 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 Estonia?
- Belgium, at 2 against 2 in Estonia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belgium and Estonia?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Estonia?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Estonia rank globally for democracy?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Estonia 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).