Argentina vs Portugal: Constraints on the Executive Score
Argentina
7
in 2018
Portugal
7
in 2018
Argentina rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Constraints on the Executive Score over time
- Argentina
- Portugal
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 7 against 7 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Portugal ahead.
Argentina ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 166 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 6.2 | 5.2 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 1 | 3.8 | 2.8 | Portugal |
| 1850s | 2.56 | 3 | 0.4444 | Portugal |
| 1860s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 3 | 5 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1900s | 3 | 5 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 3 | 7 | 4 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 3 | 7 | 4 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | Argentina |
| 1940s | 1.75 | 1 | 0.75 | Argentina |
| 1950s | 2.14 | 1 | 1.14 | Argentina |
| 1960s | 3.4 | 1 | 2.4 | Argentina |
| 1970s | 1.5 | 3.5 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 5.1 | 6.8 | 1.7 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 5.1 | 7 | 1.9 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 6 | 7 | 1 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 6.44 | 7 | 0.5556 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher constraints on the executive score, Argentina or Portugal?
- Argentina, at 7 against 7 in Portugal as of 2018.
- What is the difference in constraints on the executive score between Argentina and Portugal?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Portugal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2018.
- How do Argentina and Portugal rank globally for constraints on the executive score?
- Argentina ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Constraints on the Executive Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which the executive is constrained. It ranges from unconstrained executives (score of 1), over slight or moderate constraints (score of 3), and substantial constraints (score of 5), to an executive that is subordinated to or on par with other authorities (score of 7). The remaining categories are intermediate ones.