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Belgium

Europe
BEL

Current Score

48.00

Global Rank

35th

Percentile

77%

Last Updated

Oct 7, 2026

Ranking Trend

Belgium's rank movement over the last 30 days

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Score Analysis

Analysis of Belgium's policy signalling profile

Belgium's current Social Policy Signalling Index places it in a moderate category with a score of 48, corresponding to a global rank of #35 out of 186 countries and falling into the 77.4th percentile. This score reflects Belgium's established policies across multiple dimensions, though recent events have not significantly altered its positioning. The uniformity across its dimension scores suggests a consistent approach to policy signalling without notable recent shifts in either direction. Factors such as the lack of recent significant developments in corporate DEI initiatives or education policy changes maintain Belgium's score around the composite dimension average.

Belgium’s dimension scores, each at approximately 48, indicate a balanced level of policy signalling intensity across various areas. The Speech & Expression Climate, Institutional DEI Policy Intensity, Education & Curriculum Signalling, and Media & Platform Moderation all suggest moderate signalling intensity without any dimension exhibiting particularly high or low emphasis. Legislative/Regulatory Activism, slightly lower at 47.79, aligns closely with the other dimensions, reflecting a stable regulatory environment. The uniformity of scores across these dimensions implies that Belgium maintains a steady, moderate level of Western-style progressive policy signalling without significant recent activism or regulatory changes.

Score Breakdown by Dimension

Weighted components of the composite score

Recent Events

Events that influenced this country's score

EU moves to ban Russian energy imports by 2028

Legislative/Regulatory Activism
+1.0

A draft regulation approved by European Union energy ministers would phase out Russian import contracts by January 2028.

Oct 21, 2025Source

European Union to phase out Russian gas imports by end of 2027

Legislative/Regulatory Activism
+1.0

The European Union will phase out all Russian gas imports by the end of next year, the bloc’s energy ministers agreed on Monday. Although diplomats said that Hungary and Slovakia – which are diplomatically closer to the Kremlin and still import Russian gas via pipeline – both opposed the move.

Oct 20, 2025Source

Gaza Aid Deliveries Struggle, Despite Cease-Fire

Legislative/Regulatory Activism
-1.0

A single photograph of Palestinians besieging an aid convoy after the new cease-fire took hold in Gaza makes clear how much work lies ahead in the enclave.

Oct 20, 2025Source