FreedomRankings
BE

Belgium

Europe

Belgium ranks #13 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 80.0/100.

Score
80.0
A-

Universal category breakdown

Freedom of Movement
9.8A+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Movement sub-index 9.8/10

Fraser HFIView source
Equal Protection
9.6A+

V-Dem 2025 — Equal Protection sub-index 0.962 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Assembly & Association
9.0A+

V-Dem 2025 — Freedom of Association index 0.896 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Religion
9.0A+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Religion sub-index 9/10

Fraser HFIView source
Free Expression
8.0A-

RSF Press Freedom 2025 — Global score 80.1/100

RSF + Freedom HouseView source
Property Rights
7.9B+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Property Rights sub-index 7.9/10

Fraser HFIView source
Due Process
7.8B+

WJP Rule of Law Index 2025 — Overall score 0.78/1 (x10 scale; blends Civil Justice + Criminal Justice + 6 other rule-of-law factors)

World Justice ProjectView source
Economic Liberty
7.6B+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Economic Freedom sub-index 7.6/10

Fraser HFIView source
Political Participation
6.3C+

V-Dem 2025 — Participatory Democracy index 0.633 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Privacy
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

EditorialEditorialView source