How does Belgium rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?

Belgium ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Belgium?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Belgium

Name: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Belgium
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Belgium: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.974 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.974

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

10th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.983

in 1992

All-time low

0.485

in 1814

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Belgium, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.974 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Belgium peaked at 0.983 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.485, in 1814.

That places Belgium 10th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.574	0.574	0.574	1
1790s	0.5956	0.532	0.626	10
1800s	0.6368	0.599	0.641	10
1810s	0.7112	0.485	0.815	10
1820s	0.815	0.815	0.815	10
1830s	0.794	0.614	0.839	10
1840s	0.883	0.883	0.883	10
1850s	0.883	0.883	0.883	10
1860s	0.883	0.883	0.883	10
1870s	0.883	0.883	0.883	10
1880s	0.883	0.883	0.883	10
1890s	0.883	0.883	0.883	10
1900s	0.8794	0.865	0.883	10
1910s	0.7485	0.619	0.869	10
1920s	0.896	0.896	0.896	10
1930s	0.9016	0.896	0.904	10
1940s	0.7715	0.572	0.949	10
1950s	0.9499	0.943	0.96	10
1960s	0.9705	0.954	0.976	10
1970s	0.9818	0.981	0.982	10
1980s	0.982	0.982	0.982	10
1990s	0.9826	0.98	0.983	10
2000s	0.983	0.983	0.983	10
2010s	0.982	0.981	0.983	10
2020s	0.9778	0.974	0.979	6

Countries ranked near Belgium

7 Estonia 0.979 compare
8 Finland 0.976 compare
9 Ireland 0.975 compare
10 Iceland 0.974 compare
10 Latvia 0.974 compare
13 New Zealand 0.972 compare
13 Norway 0.972 compare

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Summer temperature anomalies 3.25 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 0.0177 °C (2026)
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Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4336 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 1.84 °C (2025)
Consumer price index 145.66 2010 = 100 (2025)
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Competitive elections 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Belgium?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Belgium was 0.974 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 0.983 in 1992.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 0.485 in 1814.
How does Belgium rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Belgium ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Belgium?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.