Belgium vs Poland: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index
Belgium
0.843
in 2025
Poland
0.845
in 2025
Belgium rank
48th
Poland rank
47th
Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time
- Belgium
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.845 against 0.843 in Belgium, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 164 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 48th and Poland ranks 47th of 175 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.333 | 0.021 | 0.312 | Belgium |
| 1810s | 0.2659 | 0.021 | 0.2449 | Belgium |
| 1820s | 0.26 | 0.021 | 0.239 | Belgium |
| 1830s | 0.819 | 0.021 | 0.798 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0.819 | 0.021 | 0.798 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0.819 | 0.021 | 0.798 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.819 | 0.021 | 0.798 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.8475 | 0.0105 | 0.837 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.876 | 0.021 | 0.855 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.876 | 0.0161 | 0.8599 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.876 | 0.006 | 0.87 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.876 | 0.0138 | 0.8622 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.876 | 0.019 | 0.857 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.396 | 0.019 | 0.377 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.396 | 0.019 | 0.377 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.806 | 0.2565 | 0.5495 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.988 | 0.905 | 0.083 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.988 | 0.902 | 0.086 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.8847 | 0.8508 | 0.0338 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Belgium or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.845 against 0.843 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Belgium and Poland?
- 0.002, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Poland?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Poland rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?
- Belgium ranks 48th and Poland ranks 47th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Regional Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which elected regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.