Belgium vs United Arab Emirates: Transparent laws
Belgium
1
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
United Arab Emirates rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Belgium
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Belgium or United Arab Emirates?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Belgium and United Arab Emirates?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Arab Emirates?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and United Arab Emirates rank globally for transparent laws?
- Belgium ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. 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 whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.