Belgium's penal code has multiple definitions of rape including non-consensual acts of a sexual nature. Non-penetrative sex acts can be considered rape in both

Belgium's penal code has multiple definitions of rape including non-consensual acts of a sexual nature. Non-penetrative sex acts can be considered rape in both Sweden and Belgium. I ask again, how are Sweden's laws broader than Belgium. You claim Sweden's rape laws are broader and that's why Sweden has a higher rape rate - but you can't point out how Sweden's laws are broader or quantify the extent to which the difference in definition contributes to the difference in rape rate. You are making claims that you don't even attempt to defend. You write, sneeringly, that my evidence is Ctrl+f of a Google translation. A better way to phrase this is, when I consider the claim that Sweden has a more expansive definition of rape than Belgium, I look at Sweden's laws and then I look at Belgium's and don't see the difference. By contrast, you repeat the talking points of the Swedish government as they explain to you why they aren't responsible for their poor performance. Finally, I've repeatedly acknowledged that comparing statistics is complex. As I wrote previously my comparison of reported rates - that has the advantage of being simple and objective (we can tell if it's true or false). Your method is to say "well, maybe different countries count differently, and maybe Sweden really trusts their police and other Europeans don't, and maybe the laws are different, and..." Yeah, maybe - but you don't have any examples or evidence of any of that and you don't even try to find it. Maybe all of that stuff is true and Sweden is even worse than it appears!