Israel vs Portugal: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Israel
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Israel rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Israel
- Portugal
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Portugal ahead.
Israel ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Israel |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Israel |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Israel |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Israel |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Israel or Portugal?
- Israel, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Israel and Portugal?
- 0, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Portugal?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Portugal rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Israel 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.