Austria vs Belgium: Democracy
Austria
3
in 2025
Belgium
3
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Belgium rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Austria currently reports 3 against 3 in Belgium, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Belgium |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 1.9 | 2.8 | 0.9 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.7778 | 3 | 2.22 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 2 | 2.4 | 0.4 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 2.4 | 3 | 0.6 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Austria or Belgium?
- Austria, at 3 against 3 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Austria and Belgium?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.