China vs Portugal: Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
China
1.98
in 2025
Portugal
1.97
in 2025
China rank
9th
Portugal rank
11th
Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score over time
- China
- Portugal
How they compare
China currently reports 1.98 against 1.97 in Portugal, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Portugal ahead.
China ranks 9th and Portugal ranks 11th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, China averaged higher in 10 and Portugal in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.851 | 1.32 | 0.466 | Portugal |
| 1790s | 0.851 | 1.32 | 0.466 | Portugal |
| 1800s | 0.851 | 0.3665 | 0.4845 | China |
| 1810s | 0.851 | -0.522 | 1.37 | China |
| 1820s | 0.851 | 1.31 | 0.46 | Portugal |
| 1830s | 0.851 | 1.13 | 0.2766 | Portugal |
| 1840s | -0.2992 | 1.09 | 1.39 | Portugal |
| 1850s | -0.427 | 0.927 | 1.35 | Portugal |
| 1860s | -0.6462 | 0.927 | 1.57 | Portugal |
| 1870s | -0.456 | 0.927 | 1.38 | Portugal |
| 1880s | -0.456 | 0.927 | 1.38 | Portugal |
| 1890s | -0.456 | 0.927 | 1.38 | Portugal |
| 1900s | -1.26 | 0.927 | 2.18 | Portugal |
| 1910s | -0.9338 | 0.927 | 1.86 | Portugal |
| 1920s | -0.7954 | 0.927 | 1.72 | Portugal |
| 1930s | -0.6786 | 0.927 | 1.61 | Portugal |
| 1940s | -0.1832 | 0.927 | 1.11 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 1.32 | 0.927 | 0.3965 | China |
| 1960s | 2.24 | 0.927 | 1.31 | China |
| 1970s | 2.24 | 1.4 | 0.837 | China |
| 1980s | 2.24 | 1.97 | 0.269 | China |
| 1990s | 2.24 | 1.97 | 0.269 | China |
| 2000s | 2.24 | 1.97 | 0.269 | China |
| 2010s | 2.24 | 1.97 | 0.269 | China |
| 2020s | 2.09 | 1.97 | 0.1155 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic policy free from interference of other states score, China or Portugal?
- China, at 1.98 against 1.97 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic policy free from interference of other states score between China and Portugal?
- 0.01, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Portugal?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do China and Portugal rank globally for domestic policy free from interference of other states score?
- China ranks 9th 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.