Belgium vs Germany: Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons
Belgium
0.75 Number
in 2025
Germany
1.05 Number
in 2025
Belgium rank
8th
Germany rank
5th
Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.05 Number against 0.75 Number in Belgium, a difference of 0.3 Number.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 8th and Germany ranks 5th of 32 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3 Number | 0.11 Number | 0.19 Number | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.735 Number | 1.32 Number | 0.582 Number | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.8933 Number | 1.22 Number | 0.3217 Number | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons, Belgium or Germany?
- Germany, at 1.05 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 Germany?
- 0.3 Number, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons?
- Belgium ranks 8th and Germany ranks 5th 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.