Belgium vs Switzerland: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Belgium
0.955
in 2025
Switzerland
0.95
in 2025
Belgium rank
5th
Switzerland rank
6th
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.955 against 0.95 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 174 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.926 | 0.898 | 0.028 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.9305 | 0.902 | 0.0285 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.945 | 0.902 | 0.043 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.9524 | 0.9174 | 0.035 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.9553 | 0.93 | 0.0253 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.9627 | 0.9454 | 0.0173 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.9645 | 0.9573 | 0.0072 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.9634 | 0.9575 | 0.0059 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.9547 | 0.9518 | 0.0028 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Belgium, at 0.955 against 0.95 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 0.005, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. 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 the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.