Social Development in Belgium 166 indicators covering social development for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 186,393 2025 up 428.0% 36th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 113 2025 up 71.2% 149th Political Rights Rating 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 up 61.6% 171st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 113 2025 up 71.2% 149th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0156 units per person 2025 up 398.5% 32nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 235.5% 72nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.55 % change on previous year 2025 down 92.6% 74th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 186,393 2025 up 428.0% 36th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21.51 % change on previous year 2025 up 263.4% 30th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 8.8% 173rd Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.955 2025 down 0.7% 5th Liberal Democracy Index 0.794 2025 down 5.1% 10th Electoral Democracy Index 0.889 2025 down 1.3% 3rd Freedom of Association Index 0.896 2025 down 0.6% 14th Freedom of Expression Index 0.969 2025 down 0.8% 3rd Participatory Democracy Index 0.633 2025 down 2.6% 8th Varieties of democracy 0.889 2025 down 1.3% 3rd Liberal democracy 3 2025 unchanged 1st Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.955 2025 down 0.7% 5th Key features of human rights 0.955 2025 down 0.7% 5th Key features of electoral democracy 0.889 2025 down 1.3% 3rd Key features of liberal democracy 0.794 2025 down 5.1% 10th Executive Corruption Index 0.023 2025 unchanged 164th Judicial Corruption Score 2.05 2025 unchanged 20th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.033 2025 unchanged 160th Key features of democracy 0.889 2025 down 1.3% 3rd Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -0.2245 % change on previous year 2025 down 102.5% 79th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year 2025 down 1,555.3% 113th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.794 2025 down 5.1% 10th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -0.2245 % change on previous year 2025 down 102.5% 79th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 65th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 3 2025 unchanged 1st Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -0.2245 % change on previous year 2025 down 102.5% 79th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.889 2025 down 1.3% 3rd Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.821 2025 down 1.7% 3rd Deliberative Democracy Index 0.775 2025 down 4.4% 11th Direct Democracy Index 0.017 2025 unchanged 120th Key media freedoms 3.49 2025 unchanged 1st Media Corruption Score 3.38 2025 unchanged 1st Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.946 2025 down 1.9% 3rd Legislative Corruption Score 1.92 2025 unchanged 12th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 37.3% 133rd Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 39.7% 119th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 37.3% 133rd Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 37.3% 133rd Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.5% 89th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.5 units per square kilometre 2023 up 551.7% 9th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per square kilometre 2023 down 30.6% 140th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 3.16 2019 up 46.4% 22nd Page 1 of 3 Next →