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

185 years are reported by both, from 1841 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.

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

Canada

1.21

in 2025

Portugal

1.26

in 2025

Canada rank

66th

Portugal rank

63rd

Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time

Canada
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.26 against 1.21 in Canada, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Portugal ahead.

Canada ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 63rd of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1840s	0.305	0.735	0.43	Portugal
1850s	0.305	0.735	0.43	Portugal
1860s	0.305	0.735	0.43	Portugal
1870s	0.305	0.735	0.43	Portugal
1880s	0.305	0.735	0.43	Portugal
1890s	0.305	0.735	0.43	Portugal
1900s	0.305	0.735	0.43	Portugal
1910s	0.33	1.01	0.685	Portugal
1920s	0.3903	1.01	0.6247	Portugal
1930s	0.835	1.01	0.18	Portugal
1940s	1.18	1.01	0.1692	Canada
1950s	1.18	1.01	0.1605	Canada
1960s	1.33	1.01	0.313	Canada
1970s	1.33	1.63	0.3061	Portugal
1980s	1.33	2.25	0.923	Portugal
1990s	1.33	2.25	0.923	Portugal
2000s	1.33	2.25	0.923	Portugal
2010s	1.19	2.3	1.11	Portugal
2020s	1.21	1.39	0.1817	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Canada or Portugal?: Portugal, at 1.26 against 1.21 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Canada and Portugal?: 0.05, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?: 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?: Canada ranks 66th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Canada vs Portugal: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/equality-of-political-power-across-social-groups-score/canada/portugal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/equality-of-political-power-across-social-groups-score/canada/portugal/">Canada vs Portugal: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.