Belgium vs France: Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons
Belgium
0.75 Number
in 2025
France
0.88 Number
in 2025
Belgium rank
8th
France rank
7th
Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.88 Number against 0.75 Number in Belgium, a difference of 0.13 Number.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 8th and France ranks 7th of 32 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3 Number | 0.08 Number | 0.22 Number | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.735 Number | 0.28 Number | 0.455 Number | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.8933 Number | 0.5917 Number | 0.3017 Number | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons, Belgium or France?
- France, at 0.88 Number against 0.75 Number in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons between Belgium and France?
- 0.13 Number, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons?
- Belgium ranks 8th and France ranks 7th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.