Finland vs Portugal: Competitiveness of Political Participation Score

Finland
5
in 2018
Portugal
5
in 2018
Finland rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st

Competitiveness of Political Participation Score over time

  • Finland
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 5 against 5 in Portugal, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 95 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Portugal ahead.

Finland ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Portugal Difference Ahead
1910s 3.67 3 0.6667 Finland
1920s 5 3 2 Finland
1930s 2 1 1 Finland
1940s 3.8 1 2.8 Finland
1950s 5 1 4 Finland
1960s 5 1 4 Finland
1970s 5 3 2 Finland
1980s 5 5 0
1990s 5 5 0
2000s 5 5 0
2010s 5 5 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of political participation score, Finland or Portugal?
Finland, at 5 against 5 in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of political participation score between Finland and Portugal?
0, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
95 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2018.
How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for competitiveness of political participation score?
Finland ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitiveness of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Competitiveness of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which political participation is competitive. It ranges from unregulated political participation (score of 0), over repressed political participation (score of 1), suppressed political participation (score of 2), factional political participation (score of 3), and transitional arrangements (score of 4), to competitive political participation (score of 5).