Belgium vs Israel: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.96 of 1 in Belgium and 0.79 of 1 in Israel, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belgium, by 0.17 of 1, or 1.21 times that in Israel.

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What the numbers say

Belgium has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1789.
In 2025, Belgium ranked 5 and Israel ranked 83 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Year	Belgium	Israel	World
2025	0.96	0.79	0.65
2024	0.96	0.79	0.65
2023	0.96	0.8	0.66
2022	0.96	0.85	0.66
2021	0.95	0.84	0.67
2020	0.95	0.84	0.67
2019	0.96	0.82	0.68
2018	0.96	0.82	0.68
2017	0.96	0.82	0.68
2016	0.96	0.83	0.68
2015	0.96	0.83	0.69
2014	0.97	0.83	0.69
2013	0.97	0.83	0.7
2012	0.97	0.83	0.7
2011	0.97	0.83	0.7
2010	0.97	0.83	0.7
2009	0.97	0.84	0.69
2008	0.97	0.84	0.69
2007	0.96	0.84	0.69
2006	0.96	0.84	0.69
2005	0.96	0.84	0.69
2004	0.96	0.84	0.69
2003	0.97	0.84	0.69
2002	0.97	0.84	0.68
2001	0.97	0.84	0.68
2000	0.97	0.85	0.67
1999	0.97	0.83	0.66
1998	0.97	0.83	0.65
1997	0.97	0.83	0.65
1996	0.97	0.83	0.65
1995	0.97	0.83	0.65
1994	0.96	0.83	0.64
1993	0.96	0.82	0.63
1992	0.96	0.81	0.62
1991	0.95	0.81	0.6
1990	0.96	0.81	0.57
1989	0.96	0.81	0.51
1988	0.96	0.8	0.5
1987	0.96	0.81	0.5
1986	0.96	0.81	0.49
1985	0.96	0.8	0.48
1984	0.96	0.81	0.47
1983	0.96	0.81	0.47
1982	0.96	0.81	0.46
1981	0.96	0.81	0.46
1980	0.96	0.81	0.46
1979	0.95	0.81	0.45
1978	0.95	0.81	0.44
1977	0.95	0.81	0.44
1976	0.95	0.8	0.44
1975	0.95	0.8	0.44
1974	0.95	0.8	0.43
1973	0.95	0.79	0.43
1972	0.95	0.79	0.44
1971	0.95	0.79	0.44
1970	0.95	0.79	0.44
1969	0.95	0.78	0.44
1968	0.95	0.78	0.45
1967	0.95	0.78	0.45
1966	0.95	0.72	0.46
1965	0.95	0.69	0.46
1964	0.95	0.69	0.46
1963	0.95	0.69	0.46
1962	0.94	0.69	0.46
1961	0.93	0.69	0.46
1960	0.94	0.69	0.46
1959	0.94	0.69	0.44
1958	0.93	0.69	0.44
1957	0.93	0.69	0.43
1956	0.93	0.69	0.43
1955	0.93	0.69	0.43
1954	0.93	0.69	0.43
1953	0.93	0.68	0.43
1952	0.93	0.69	0.43
1951	0.93	0.69	0.43
1950	0.92	0.69	0.42
1949	0.93	0.69	0.42
1948	0.93	0.68	0.42
1947	0.93	–	0.42
1946	0.93	–	0.42
1945	0.87	–	0.38
1944	0.4	–	0.35
1943	0.4	–	0.35
1942	0.4	–	0.35
1941	0.41	–	0.35
1940	0.53	–	0.36
1939	0.86	–	0.38
1938	0.86	–	0.39
1937	0.86	–	0.39
1936	0.86	–	0.39
1935	0.86	–	0.4
1934	0.86	–	0.4
1933	0.86	–	0.4
1932	0.85	–	0.41
1931	0.85	–	0.41
1930	0.85	–	0.41
1929	0.85	–	0.41
1928	0.85	–	0.41
1927	0.85	–	0.41
1926	0.85	–	0.41
1925	0.85	–	0.41
1924	0.85	–	0.42
1923	0.85	–	0.41
1922	0.85	–	0.42
1921	0.85	–	0.42
1920	0.85	–	0.42
1919	0.82	0.21	0.41
1918	0.6	0.16	0.4
1917	0.52	0.14	0.39
1916	0.52	0.14	0.39
1915	0.52	0.14	0.4
1914	0.52	0.15	0.4
1913	0.83	0.2	0.41
1912	0.84	0.27	0.41
1911	0.84	0.3	0.41
1910	0.84	0.34	0.41
1909	0.84	0.37	0.41
1908	0.84	0.24	0.41
1907	0.85	0.17	0.41
1906	0.85	0.18	0.41
1905	0.85	0.18	0.41
1904	0.85	0.18	0.41
1903	0.85	0.18	0.41
1902	0.85	0.18	0.41
1901	0.85	0.18	0.41
1900	0.85	0.18	0.41
1899	0.85	0.17	0.47
1898	0.85	0.17	0.47
1897	0.85	0.17	0.46
1896	0.85	0.17	0.47
1895	0.85	0.17	0.46
1894	0.85	0.17	0.46
1893	0.84	0.17	0.46
1892	0.83	0.17	0.45
1891	0.83	0.17	0.45
1890	0.83	0.17	0.45
1889	0.83	0.18	0.45
1888	0.83	0.18	0.45
1887	0.83	0.18	0.45
1886	0.83	0.19	0.44
1885	0.84	0.19	0.44
1884	0.84	0.19	0.44
1883	0.84	0.19	0.44
1882	0.84	0.19	0.44
1881	0.84	0.19	0.44
1880	0.84	0.19	0.44
1879	0.84	0.23	0.45
1878	0.84	0.23	0.45
1877	0.84	0.21	0.44
1876	0.84	0.37	0.45
1875	0.84	0.35	0.45
1874	0.84	0.35	0.45
1873	0.84	0.35	0.45
1872	0.84	0.35	0.44
1871	0.84	0.35	0.45
1870	0.84	0.35	0.44
1869	0.84	0.35	0.44
1868	0.84	0.35	0.43
1867	0.84	0.35	0.44
1866	0.84	0.34	0.43
1865	0.84	0.34	0.43
1864	0.84	0.35	0.42
1863	0.84	0.35	0.43
1862	0.84	0.35	0.43
1861	0.84	0.35	0.42
1860	0.84	0.35	0.41
1859	0.84	0.33	0.4
1858	0.84	0.33	0.4
1857	0.84	0.33	0.4
1856	0.84	0.32	0.4
1855	0.84	0.32	0.4
1854	0.84	0.32	0.4
1853	0.84	0.32	0.4
1852	0.84	0.32	0.39
1851	0.84	0.32	0.39
1850	0.84	0.32	0.39
1849	0.84	0.32	0.41
1848	0.84	0.32	0.4
1847	0.84	0.32	0.38
1846	0.82	0.32	0.38
1845	0.82	0.32	0.37
1844	0.82	0.32	0.37
1843	0.82	0.32	0.37
1842	0.82	0.32	0.37
1841	0.82	0.32	0.37
1840	0.82	0.32	0.36
1839	0.73	0.29	0.36
1838	0.73	0.17	0.36
1837	0.73	0.17	0.36
1836	0.73	0.17	0.36
1835	0.73	0.17	0.36
1834	0.73	0.17	0.35
1833	0.73	0.17	0.35
1832	0.73	0.17	0.35
1831	0.64	0.17	0.35
1830	0.62	0.17	0.35
1829	0.67	0.17	0.35
1828	0.67	0.17	0.35
1827	0.67	0.17	0.35
1826	0.67	0.17	0.35
1825	0.67	0.17	0.35
1824	0.67	0.17	0.34
1823	0.67	0.17	0.35
1822	0.67	0.17	0.34
1821	0.67	0.17	0.34
1820	0.67	0.17	0.33
1819	0.67	0.17	0.32
1818	0.67	0.17	0.31
1817	0.67	0.17	0.31
1816	0.67	0.17	0.32
1815	0.64	0.17	0.32
1814	0.37	0.17	0.3
1813	0.4	0.17	0.29
1812	0.4	0.17	0.28
1811	0.4	0.17	0.28
1810	0.4	0.17	0.29
1809	0.4	0.17	0.29
1808	0.4	0.17	0.28
1807	0.4	0.18	0.28
1806	0.4	0.18	0.27
1805	0.4	0.18	0.27
1804	0.4	0.18	0.27
1803	0.4	0.18	0.27
1802	0.4	0.18	0.27
1801	0.4	0.18	0.27
1800	0.37	0.18	0.27
1799	0.56	0.18	0.28
1798	0.55	0.18	0.27
1797	0.55	0.18	0.27
1796	0.55	0.18	0.27
1795	0.4	0.18	0.27
1794	0.41	0.18	0.27
1793	0.5	0.18	0.27
1792	0.5	0.18	0.27
1791	0.5	0.18	0.27
1790	0.5	0.18	0.27
1789	0.5	0.18	0.27

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Good to know

V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, from 0 to 1.
Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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