How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Portugal: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score

Brazil

1.28

in 2025

Portugal

1.26

in 2025

Brazil rank

62nd

Portugal rank

63rd

Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time

Brazil
Portugal

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1.28 against 1.26 in Portugal, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Portugal ahead.

Brazil ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 63rd of 176 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.308	0.735	0.427	Portugal
1790s	0.308	0.735	0.427	Portugal
1800s	0.308	0.735	0.427	Portugal
1810s	0.308	0.735	0.427	Portugal
1820s	0.308	0.735	0.427	Portugal
1830s	0.308	0.735	0.427	Portugal
1840s	0.308	0.735	0.427	Portugal
1850s	0.308	0.735	0.427	Portugal
1860s	0.308	0.735	0.427	Portugal
1870s	0.308	0.735	0.427	Portugal
1880s	0.308	0.735	0.427	Portugal
1890s	0.308	0.735	0.427	Portugal
1900s	0.308	0.735	0.427	Portugal
1910s	0.308	1.01	0.707	Portugal
1920s	0.308	1.01	0.707	Portugal
1930s	0.665	1.01	0.35	Portugal
1940s	0.7462	1.01	0.2688	Portugal
1950s	0.868	1.01	0.147	Portugal
1960s	0.7636	1.01	0.2514	Portugal
1970s	0.694	1.63	0.9401	Portugal
1980s	0.995	2.25	1.26	Portugal
1990s	1.49	2.25	0.7575	Portugal
2000s	1.47	2.25	0.782	Portugal
2010s	1.27	2.3	1.03	Portugal
2020s	1.13	1.39	0.2637	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Brazil or Portugal?: Brazil, at 1.28 against 1.26 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Brazil and Portugal?: 0.02, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?: Brazil ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 63rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,486 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.