Belgium vs France: Gender of the head of government
Belgium
0
in 2025
France
0
in 2025
Belgium rank
20th
France rank
20th
Gender of the head of government over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0 against 0 in France, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 229 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.
Belgium ranks 20th and France ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | France |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0 | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender of the head of government, Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 0 against 0 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender of the head of government between Belgium and France?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 229 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for gender of the head of government?
- Belgium ranks 20th and France ranks 20th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gender of the head of government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Denotes whether the head of government in office on December 31 is a woman.