Portugal vs South Africa: Democracy, gaps filled
Portugal
6
in 2025
South Africa
6
in 2025
Portugal rank
42nd
South Africa rank
42nd
Democracy, gaps filled over time
- Portugal
- South Africa
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 6 against 6 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
Portugal ranks 42nd and South Africa ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 2.4 | 3 | 0.6 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 1.8 | 3 | 1.2 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0 | 3 | 3 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 1.3 | 3 | 1.7 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 2 | 3 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 3 | 1.8 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 3.6 | 3 | 0.6 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 9 | 1.2 | 7.8 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 9 | 4.2 | 4.8 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 9 | 8 | 1 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 9 | 7 | 2 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 7.5 | 6 | 1.5 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, gaps filled, Portugal or South Africa?
- Portugal, at 6 against 6 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy, gaps filled between Portugal and South Africa?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and South Africa rank globally for democracy, gaps filled?
- Portugal ranks 42nd and South Africa ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Democracy, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Democracy with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.