Belgium vs Netherlands: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Belgium
100.0%
in 2025
Netherlands
100.0%
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
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% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1790s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1800s | 40.0% | 11.2% | 28.8% | Belgium |
| 1810s | 19.3% | 12.9% | 6.4% | Belgium |
| 1820s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1830s | 2.5% | 6.0% | 3.5% | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 2.8% | 5.8% | 3.0% | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 4.0% | 5.0% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 4.0% | 6.0% | 2.0% | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 4.0% | 6.6% | 2.6% | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 4.0% | 8.6% | 4.6% | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 31.6% | 18.4% | 13.2% | Belgium |
| 1900s | 50.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% | Belgium |
| 1910s | 50.0% | 38.0% | 12.0% | Belgium |
| 1920s | 50.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 50.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 55.0% | 100.0% | 45.0% | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, 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 share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.