Malaysia vs Portugal: Egalitarian political institutions index
Malaysia
0.706
in 2025
Portugal
0.704
in 2025
Malaysia rank
60th
Portugal rank
61st
Egalitarian political institutions index over time
- Malaysia
- Portugal
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.706 against 0.704 in Portugal, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Portugal ahead.
Malaysia ranks 60th and Portugal ranks 61st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.194 | 0.2211 | 0.0271 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.2035 | 0.3178 | 0.1143 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.213 | 0.2723 | 0.0593 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.213 | 0.2461 | 0.0331 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.2255 | 0.2506 | 0.0251 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.361 | 0.2695 | 0.0915 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.5327 | 0.3222 | 0.2105 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.5587 | 0.6428 | 0.0841 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.5941 | 0.8851 | 0.291 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.5637 | 0.902 | 0.3383 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.5662 | 0.9083 | 0.3421 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.5805 | 0.8986 | 0.3181 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.6928 | 0.817 | 0.1242 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Malaysia or Portugal?
- Malaysia, at 0.706 against 0.704 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Malaysia and Portugal?
- 0.002, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Portugal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Portugal rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Malaysia ranks 60th and Portugal ranks 61st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.