Belgium vs Finland: Democracy
Belgium
2
in 2018
Finland
2
in 2018
Belgium rank
1st
Finland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Belgium
- Finland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2 against 2 in Finland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Finland ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Finland 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 | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Belgium or Finland?
- Belgium, at 2 against 2 in Finland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belgium and Finland?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for democracy?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Finland 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).