Australia vs Portugal: Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
Australia
1.95
in 2025
Portugal
1.97
in 2025
Australia rank
13th
Portugal rank
11th
Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.97 against 1.95 in Australia, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Portugal ahead.
Australia ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 11th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.16 | 1.32 | 2.48 | Portugal |
| 1790s | -1.16 | 1.32 | 2.48 | Portugal |
| 1800s | -1.16 | 0.3665 | 1.53 | Portugal |
| 1810s | -1.16 | -0.522 | 0.639 | Portugal |
| 1820s | -1.16 | 1.31 | 2.47 | Portugal |
| 1830s | -1.16 | 1.13 | 2.29 | Portugal |
| 1840s | -1.16 | 1.09 | 2.25 | Portugal |
| 1850s | -0.6358 | 0.927 | 1.56 | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0.152 | 0.927 | 0.775 | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0.152 | 0.927 | 0.775 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.152 | 0.927 | 0.775 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.152 | 0.927 | 0.775 | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.152 | 0.927 | 0.775 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.152 | 0.927 | 0.775 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.505 | 0.927 | 0.422 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.8461 | 0.927 | 0.0809 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.884 | 0.927 | 0.043 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 1.95 | 0.927 | 1.03 | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.95 | 0.927 | 1.03 | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.95 | 1.4 | 0.55 | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.95 | 1.97 | 0.018 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.95 | 1.97 | 0.018 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.95 | 1.97 | 0.018 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.95 | 1.97 | 0.018 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.95 | 1.97 | 0.018 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic policy free from interference of other states score, Australia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.97 against 1.95 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic policy free from interference of other states score between Australia and Portugal?
- 0.02, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for domestic policy free from interference of other states score?
- Australia ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 11th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score. 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 the extent to which domestic policy is free from the interference of other states.