Belgium vs USSR: Democracy
Belgium
2
in 2018
USSR
1
in 1991
Belgium rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Belgium
- USSR
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 1.
That makes Belgium's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 1 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Belgium or USSR?
- Belgium, at 2 against 1 in USSR as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belgium and USSR?
- 1, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and USSR?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1991.
- How do Belgium and USSR rank globally for democracy?
- Belgium ranks 1st and USSR 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).