Portugal vs Spain: Deliberative political institutions index
Portugal
0.837
in 2025
Spain
0.833
in 2025
Portugal rank
37th
Spain rank
39th
Deliberative political institutions index over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.837 against 0.833 in Spain, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 37th and Spain ranks 39th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.129 | 0.2898 | 0.1608 | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.2796 | 0.293 | 0.0134 | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.2077 | 0.1428 | 0.0649 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.0396 | 0.4244 | 0.3848 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.0559 | 0.0672 | 0.0113 | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.057 | 0.0729 | 0.0159 | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.0644 | 0.1 | 0.0356 | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.5111 | 0.408 | 0.1031 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.8452 | 0.8988 | 0.0536 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.8627 | 0.8991 | 0.0364 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.904 | 0.8962 | 0.0078 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.9359 | 0.8798 | 0.0561 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.8833 | 0.8487 | 0.0347 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 0.837 against 0.833 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.004, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Portugal ranks 37th and Spain ranks 39th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Deliberative political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.