Belgium vs Netherlands: Suffrage
Belgium
100
in 2025
Netherlands
100
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Suffrage over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 100 against 100 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 16 | 16 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 40 | 11.2 | 28.8 | Belgium |
| 1810s | 19.3 | 12.9 | 6.4 | Belgium |
| 1820s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 2.5 | 6 | 3.5 | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 2.8 | 5.8 | 3 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 4 | 5 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 4 | 6 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 4 | 6.6 | 2.6 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 4 | 8.6 | 4.6 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 31.6 | 18.4 | 13.2 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 50 | 30 | 20 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 50 | 38 | 12 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 50 | 100 | 50 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 50 | 100 | 50 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 55 | 100 | 45 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suffrage, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 100 against 100 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in suffrage between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for suffrage?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Suffrage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.