Croatia vs Portugal: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Croatia
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Croatia rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Croatia
- Portugal
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
Across all 85 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Croatia or Portugal?
- Croatia, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Croatia and Portugal?
- 0, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Portugal?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Portugal rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Croatia ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.