What is equal access to power index in Belgium?

Equal access to power index in Belgium was 0.926 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Belgium?

The highest recorded value was 0.932 in 1992.

What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Belgium?

The lowest recorded value was 0.156 in 1814.

How does Belgium rank for equal access to power index?

Belgium ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Belgium?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Belgium data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Equal Access to Power Index in Belgium

Name: Equal Access to Power Index in Belgium
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Belgium: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.926 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.926

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

6th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.932

in 1992

All-time low

0.156

in 1814

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Equal Access to Power Index in Belgium, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, equal access to power index in Belgium stood at 0.926.

That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Belgium peaked at 0.932 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.156, in 1814.

That places Belgium 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Equal Access to Power Index in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Equal Access to Power Index in Belgium, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.182	—
1790	0.182	+0.0%
1791	0.182	+0.0%
1792	0.182	+0.0%
1793	0.182	+0.0%
1794	0.182	+0.0%
1795	0.182	+0.0%
1796	0.402	+120.9%
1797	0.402	+0.0%
1798	0.402	+0.0%
1799	0.402	+0.0%
1800	0.402	+0.0%
1801	0.402	+0.0%
1802	0.402	+0.0%
1803	0.402	+0.0%
1804	0.402	+0.0%
1805	0.402	+0.0%
1806	0.402	+0.0%
1807	0.402	+0.0%
1808	0.402	+0.0%
1809	0.402	+0.0%
1810	0.402	+0.0%
1811	0.402	+0.0%
1812	0.402	+0.0%
1813	0.402	+0.0%
1814	0.156	-61.2%
1815	0.241	+54.5%
1816	0.241	+0.0%
1817	0.241	+0.0%
1818	0.241	+0.0%
1819	0.241	+0.0%
1820	0.241	+0.0%
1821	0.241	+0.0%
1822	0.241	+0.0%
1823	0.241	+0.0%
1824	0.241	+0.0%
1825	0.241	+0.0%
1826	0.241	+0.0%
1827	0.241	+0.0%
1828	0.241	+0.0%
1829	0.241	+0.0%
1830	0.399	+65.6%
1831	0.399	+0.0%
1832	0.399	+0.0%
1833	0.399	+0.0%
1834	0.399	+0.0%
1835	0.399	+0.0%
1836	0.399	+0.0%
1837	0.399	+0.0%
1838	0.399	+0.0%
1839	0.399	+0.0%
1840	0.399	+0.0%
1841	0.399	+0.0%
1842	0.399	+0.0%
1843	0.399	+0.0%
1844	0.399	+0.0%
1845	0.399	+0.0%
1846	0.399	+0.0%
1847	0.399	+0.0%
1848	0.399	+0.0%
1849	0.399	+0.0%
1850	0.399	+0.0%
1851	0.399	+0.0%
1852	0.399	+0.0%
1853	0.399	+0.0%
1854	0.399	+0.0%
1855	0.399	+0.0%
1856	0.399	+0.0%
1857	0.399	+0.0%
1858	0.399	+0.0%
1859	0.399	+0.0%
1860	0.399	+0.0%
1861	0.399	+0.0%
1862	0.399	+0.0%
1863	0.399	+0.0%
1864	0.399	+0.0%
1865	0.399	+0.0%
1866	0.399	+0.0%
1867	0.399	+0.0%
1868	0.399	+0.0%
1869	0.399	+0.0%
1870	0.399	+0.0%
1871	0.399	+0.0%
1872	0.399	+0.0%
1873	0.399	+0.0%
1874	0.399	+0.0%
1875	0.399	+0.0%
1876	0.399	+0.0%
1877	0.399	+0.0%
1878	0.399	+0.0%
1879	0.399	+0.0%
1880	0.399	+0.0%
1881	0.399	+0.0%
1882	0.399	+0.0%
1883	0.399	+0.0%
1884	0.399	+0.0%
1885	0.399	+0.0%
1886	0.399	+0.0%
1887	0.399	+0.0%
1888	0.399	+0.0%
1889	0.399	+0.0%
1890	0.399	+0.0%
1891	0.399	+0.0%
1892	0.399	+0.0%
1893	0.399	+0.0%
1894	0.476	+19.3%
1895	0.476	+0.0%
1896	0.476	+0.0%
1897	0.476	+0.0%
1898	0.476	+0.0%
1899	0.476	+0.0%
1900	0.476	+0.0%
1901	0.476	+0.0%
1902	0.476	+0.0%
1903	0.476	+0.0%
1904	0.476	+0.0%
1905	0.476	+0.0%
1906	0.476	+0.0%
1907	0.493	+3.6%
1908	0.493	+0.0%
1909	0.493	+0.0%
1910	0.493	+0.0%
1911	0.493	+0.0%
1912	0.493	+0.0%
1913	0.526	+6.7%
1914	0.481	-8.6%
1915	0.481	+0.0%
1916	0.481	+0.0%
1917	0.481	+0.0%
1918	0.527	+9.6%
1919	0.549	+4.2%
1920	0.583	+6.2%
1921	0.583	+0.0%
1922	0.603	+3.4%
1923	0.603	+0.0%
1924	0.603	+0.0%
1925	0.603	+0.0%
1926	0.603	+0.0%
1927	0.603	+0.0%
1928	0.603	+0.0%
1929	0.603	+0.0%
1930	0.603	+0.0%
1931	0.603	+0.0%
1932	0.603	+0.0%
1933	0.603	+0.0%
1934	0.603	+0.0%
1935	0.603	+0.0%
1936	0.603	+0.0%
1937	0.603	+0.0%
1938	0.603	+0.0%
1939	0.603	+0.0%
1940	0.552	-8.5%
1941	0.552	+0.0%
1942	0.552	+0.0%
1943	0.552	+0.0%
1944	0.552	+0.0%
1945	0.605	+9.6%
1946	0.69	+14.0%
1947	0.69	+0.0%
1948	0.719	+4.2%
1949	0.812	+12.9%
1950	0.812	+0.0%
1951	0.812	+0.0%
1952	0.812	+0.0%
1953	0.812	+0.0%
1954	0.812	+0.0%
1955	0.812	+0.0%
1956	0.812	+0.0%
1957	0.812	+0.0%
1958	0.812	+0.0%
1959	0.812	+0.0%
1960	0.812	+0.0%
1961	0.812	+0.0%
1962	0.812	+0.0%
1963	0.812	+0.0%
1964	0.812	+0.0%
1965	0.812	+0.0%
1966	0.812	+0.0%
1967	0.812	+0.0%
1968	0.812	+0.0%
1969	0.855	+5.3%
1970	0.905	+5.8%
1971	0.905	+0.0%
1972	0.905	+0.0%
1973	0.905	+0.0%
1974	0.905	+0.0%
1975	0.905	+0.0%
1976	0.899	-0.7%
1977	0.899	+0.0%
1978	0.899	+0.0%
1979	0.899	+0.0%
1980	0.914	+1.7%
1981	0.914	+0.0%
1982	0.914	+0.0%
1983	0.914	+0.0%
1984	0.914	+0.0%
1985	0.914	+0.0%
1986	0.914	+0.0%
1987	0.914	+0.0%
1988	0.914	+0.0%
1989	0.914	+0.0%
1990	0.914	+0.0%
1991	0.921	+0.8%
1992	0.932	+1.2%
1993	0.932	+0.0%
1994	0.932	+0.0%
1995	0.932	+0.0%
1996	0.932	+0.0%
1997	0.932	+0.0%
1998	0.932	+0.0%
1999	0.932	+0.0%
2000	0.932	+0.0%
2001	0.932	+0.0%
2002	0.932	+0.0%
2003	0.932	+0.0%
2004	0.932	+0.0%
2005	0.932	+0.0%
2006	0.932	+0.0%
2007	0.932	+0.0%
2008	0.932	+0.0%
2009	0.932	+0.0%
2010	0.932	+0.0%
2011	0.932	+0.0%
2012	0.932	+0.0%
2013	0.915	-1.8%
2014	0.915	+0.0%
2015	0.915	+0.0%
2016	0.915	+0.0%
2017	0.915	+0.0%
2018	0.92	+0.5%
2019	0.93	+1.1%
2020	0.918	-1.3%
2021	0.918	+0.0%
2022	0.926	+0.9%
2023	0.926	+0.0%
2024	0.926	+0.0%
2025	0.926	+0.0%

Belgium compared with similar countries

Belgium's 0.926 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.844, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Belgium's 0.926 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8185, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.182	0.182	0.182	1
1790s	0.27	0.182	0.402	10
1800s	0.402	0.402	0.402	10
1810s	0.2969	0.156	0.402	10
1820s	0.241	0.241	0.241	10
1830s	0.399	0.399	0.399	10
1840s	0.399	0.399	0.399	10
1850s	0.399	0.399	0.399	10
1860s	0.399	0.399	0.399	10
1870s	0.399	0.399	0.399	10
1880s	0.399	0.399	0.399	10
1890s	0.4452	0.399	0.476	10
1900s	0.4811	0.476	0.493	10
1910s	0.5005	0.481	0.549	10
1920s	0.599	0.583	0.603	10
1930s	0.603	0.603	0.603	10
1940s	0.6276	0.552	0.812	10
1950s	0.812	0.812	0.812	10
1960s	0.8163	0.812	0.855	10
1970s	0.9026	0.899	0.905	10
1980s	0.914	0.914	0.914	10
1990s	0.9291	0.914	0.932	10
2000s	0.932	0.932	0.932	10
2010s	0.9221	0.915	0.932	10
2020s	0.9233	0.918	0.926	6

Countries ranked near Belgium

3 Lithuania 0.945 compare
4 Iceland 0.941 compare
5 Germany 0.931 compare
7 Sweden 0.924 compare
8 Switzerland 0.923 compare
9 Greece 0.921 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Belgium

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal access to power index in Belgium?: Equal access to power index in Belgium was 0.926 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 0.932 in 1992.
What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 0.156 in 1814.
How does Belgium rank for equal access to power index?: Belgium ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Belgium?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Equal Access to Power Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,486 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.