Portugal vs Timor-Leste: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Portugal
1.26
in 2025
Timor-Leste
1.29
in 2025
Portugal rank
63rd
Timor-Leste rank
61st
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Portugal
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 1.29 against 1.26 in Portugal, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 63rd and Timor-Leste ranks 61st of 176 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.735 | -2.36 | 3.1 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 1.01 | -2.36 | 3.38 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 1.01 | -2.36 | 3.38 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 1.01 | -2.36 | 3.38 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 1.01 | -2.36 | 3.38 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 1.01 | -2.36 | 3.38 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 1.01 | -2.36 | 3.38 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.63 | -0.4968 | 2.13 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.25 | 0.841 | 1.41 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2.25 | 0.841 | 1.41 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.25 | 1.35 | 0.8965 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 1.45 | 0.8516 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.39 | 1.29 | 0.1027 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Portugal or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 1.29 against 1.26 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Portugal and Timor-Leste?
- 0.03, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Timor-Leste?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Timor-Leste rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Portugal ranks 63rd and Timor-Leste ranks 61st 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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About this data
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.