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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Belgium

Belgium: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.887 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.887
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
28th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.936
in 2007
All-time low
0.264
in 1814
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Belgium, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.81178919072025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for liberal political institutions index in Belgium is 0.887, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Belgium peaked at 0.936 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.264, in 1814.

That places Belgium 28th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Belgium, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.388 —
1790 0.408 +5.2%
1791 0.406 -0.5%
1792 0.406 +0.0%
1793 0.406 +0.0%
1794 0.382 -5.9%
1795 0.374 -2.1%
1796 0.618 +65.2%
1797 0.618 +0.0%
1798 0.618 +0.0%
1799 0.549 -11.2%
1800 0.345 -37.2%
1801 0.358 +3.8%
1802 0.358 +0.0%
1803 0.358 +0.0%
1804 0.358 +0.0%
1805 0.358 +0.0%
1806 0.358 +0.0%
1807 0.358 +0.0%
1808 0.358 +0.0%
1809 0.358 +0.0%
1810 0.358 +0.0%
1811 0.358 +0.0%
1812 0.358 +0.0%
1813 0.358 +0.0%
1814 0.264 -26.3%
1815 0.568 +115.2%
1816 0.576 +1.4%
1817 0.576 +0.0%
1818 0.576 +0.0%
1819 0.576 +0.0%
1820 0.576 +0.0%
1821 0.576 +0.0%
1822 0.576 +0.0%
1823 0.576 +0.0%
1824 0.576 +0.0%
1825 0.576 +0.0%
1826 0.576 +0.0%
1827 0.576 +0.0%
1828 0.576 +0.0%
1829 0.576 +0.0%
1830 0.52 -9.7%
1831 0.769 +47.9%
1832 0.841 +9.4%
1833 0.841 +0.0%
1834 0.841 +0.0%
1835 0.841 +0.0%
1836 0.841 +0.0%
1837 0.841 +0.0%
1838 0.841 +0.0%
1839 0.841 +0.0%
1840 0.857 +1.9%
1841 0.857 +0.0%
1842 0.857 +0.0%
1843 0.857 +0.0%
1844 0.857 +0.0%
1845 0.857 +0.0%
1846 0.857 +0.0%
1847 0.857 +0.0%
1848 0.857 +0.0%
1849 0.857 +0.0%
1850 0.857 +0.0%
1851 0.857 +0.0%
1852 0.857 +0.0%
1853 0.857 +0.0%
1854 0.857 +0.0%
1855 0.857 +0.0%
1856 0.857 +0.0%
1857 0.857 +0.0%
1858 0.857 +0.0%
1859 0.857 +0.0%
1860 0.857 +0.0%
1861 0.857 +0.0%
1862 0.857 +0.0%
1863 0.857 +0.0%
1864 0.857 +0.0%
1865 0.857 +0.0%
1866 0.857 +0.0%
1867 0.857 +0.0%
1868 0.857 +0.0%
1869 0.857 +0.0%
1870 0.857 +0.0%
1871 0.857 +0.0%
1872 0.857 +0.0%
1873 0.857 +0.0%
1874 0.857 +0.0%
1875 0.857 +0.0%
1876 0.857 +0.0%
1877 0.857 +0.0%
1878 0.857 +0.0%
1879 0.857 +0.0%
1880 0.857 +0.0%
1881 0.857 +0.0%
1882 0.857 +0.0%
1883 0.857 +0.0%
1884 0.857 +0.0%
1885 0.857 +0.0%
1886 0.857 +0.0%
1887 0.857 +0.0%
1888 0.857 +0.0%
1889 0.857 +0.0%
1890 0.857 +0.0%
1891 0.857 +0.0%
1892 0.857 +0.0%
1893 0.857 +0.0%
1894 0.857 +0.0%
1895 0.857 +0.0%
1896 0.857 +0.0%
1897 0.857 +0.0%
1898 0.857 +0.0%
1899 0.857 +0.0%
1900 0.857 +0.0%
1901 0.857 +0.0%
1902 0.857 +0.0%
1903 0.857 +0.0%
1904 0.857 +0.0%
1905 0.857 +0.0%
1906 0.857 +0.0%
1907 0.857 +0.0%
1908 0.851 -0.7%
1909 0.851 +0.0%
1910 0.851 +0.0%
1911 0.851 +0.0%
1912 0.851 +0.0%
1913 0.851 +0.0%
1914 0.667 -21.6%
1915 0.491 -26.4%
1916 0.491 +0.0%
1917 0.491 +0.0%
1918 0.528 +7.5%
1919 0.63 +19.3%
1920 0.863 +37.0%
1921 0.863 +0.0%
1922 0.863 +0.0%
1923 0.863 +0.0%
1924 0.863 +0.0%
1925 0.863 +0.0%
1926 0.863 +0.0%
1927 0.863 +0.0%
1928 0.863 +0.0%
1929 0.863 +0.0%
1930 0.863 +0.0%
1931 0.863 +0.0%
1932 0.863 +0.0%
1933 0.866 +0.3%
1934 0.866 +0.0%
1935 0.866 +0.0%
1936 0.866 +0.0%
1937 0.866 +0.0%
1938 0.866 +0.0%
1939 0.866 +0.0%
1940 0.63 -27.3%
1941 0.494 -21.6%
1942 0.49 -0.8%
1943 0.49 +0.0%
1944 0.565 +15.3%
1945 0.844 +49.4%
1946 0.897 +6.3%
1947 0.897 +0.0%
1948 0.897 +0.0%
1949 0.897 +0.0%
1950 0.895 -0.2%
1951 0.897 +0.2%
1952 0.897 +0.0%
1953 0.897 +0.0%
1954 0.897 +0.0%
1955 0.897 +0.0%
1956 0.897 +0.0%
1957 0.899 +0.2%
1958 0.899 +0.0%
1959 0.9 +0.1%
1960 0.9 +0.0%
1961 0.9 +0.0%
1962 0.901 +0.1%
1963 0.907 +0.7%
1964 0.907 +0.0%
1965 0.907 +0.0%
1966 0.907 +0.0%
1967 0.907 +0.0%
1968 0.907 +0.0%
1969 0.907 +0.0%
1970 0.909 +0.2%
1971 0.909 +0.0%
1972 0.91 +0.1%
1973 0.91 +0.0%
1974 0.91 +0.0%
1975 0.91 +0.0%
1976 0.91 +0.0%
1977 0.91 +0.0%
1978 0.91 +0.0%
1979 0.91 +0.0%
1980 0.914 +0.4%
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 0.911 -0.3%
1990 0.924 +1.4%
1991 0.924 +0.0%
1992 0.925 +0.1%
1993 0.925 +0.0%
1994 0.925 +0.0%
1995 0.925 +0.0%
1996 0.927 +0.2%
1997 0.927 +0.0%
1998 0.927 +0.0%
1999 0.931 +0.4%
2000 0.931 +0.0%
2001 0.931 +0.0%
2002 0.931 +0.0%
2003 0.931 +0.0%
2004 0.931 +0.0%
2005 0.931 +0.0%
2006 0.931 +0.0%
2007 0.936 +0.5%
2008 0.93 -0.6%
2009 0.933 +0.3%
2010 0.932 -0.1%
2011 0.932 +0.0%
2012 0.932 +0.0%
2013 0.935 +0.3%
2014 0.935 +0.0%
2015 0.934 -0.1%
2016 0.933 -0.1%
2017 0.933 +0.0%
2018 0.933 +0.0%
2019 0.934 +0.1%
2020 0.925 -1.0%
2021 0.925 +0.0%
2022 0.936 +1.2%
2023 0.907 -3.1%
2024 0.907 +0.0%
2025 0.887 -2.2%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 0.887 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 0.887 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8415, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.388 0.388 0.388 1
1790s 0.4785 0.374 0.618 10
1800s 0.3567 0.345 0.358 10
1810s 0.4568 0.264 0.576 10
1820s 0.576 0.576 0.576 10
1830s 0.8017 0.52 0.841 10
1840s 0.857 0.857 0.857 10
1850s 0.857 0.857 0.857 10
1860s 0.857 0.857 0.857 10
1870s 0.857 0.857 0.857 10
1880s 0.857 0.857 0.857 10
1890s 0.857 0.857 0.857 10
1900s 0.8558 0.851 0.857 10
1910s 0.6702 0.491 0.851 10
1920s 0.863 0.863 0.863 10
1930s 0.8651 0.863 0.866 10
1940s 0.7101 0.49 0.897 10
1950s 0.8975 0.895 0.9 10
1960s 0.905 0.9 0.907 10
1970s 0.9098 0.909 0.91 10
1980s 0.9137 0.911 0.914 10
1990s 0.926 0.924 0.931 10
2000s 0.9316 0.93 0.936 10
2010s 0.9333 0.932 0.935 10
2020s 0.9145 0.887 0.936 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 25 United Kingdom 0.904 compare
  2. 26 Iceland 0.9 compare
  3. 27 Luxembourg 0.893 compare
  4. 29 Taiwan 0.886 compare
  5. 30 Mauritius 0.873 compare
  6. 31 Canada 0.872 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Belgium?
Liberal political institutions index in Belgium was 0.887 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.936 in 2007.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.264 in 1814.
How does Belgium rank for liberal political institutions index?
Belgium ranks 28th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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