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

228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Switzerland: Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score

Portugal

2.11

in 2025

Switzerland

2.08

in 2025

Portugal rank

4th

Switzerland rank

6th

Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score over time

Portugal
Switzerland

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2.11 against 2.08 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 14 and Switzerland in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1790s	1.4	-2.36	3.76	Portugal
1800s	0.4407	-1.02	1.46	Portugal
1810s	-0.501	0.85	1.35	Switzerland
1820s	1.39	1.71	0.318	Switzerland
1830s	1.2	1.71	0.5102	Switzerland
1840s	1.2	1.71	0.513	Switzerland
1850s	1.39	1.71	0.319	Switzerland
1860s	1.39	1.71	0.319	Switzerland
1870s	1.39	1.71	0.319	Switzerland
1880s	1.39	1.71	0.319	Switzerland
1890s	1.52	1.71	0.1886	Switzerland
1900s	1.75	1.71	0.037	Portugal
1910s	1.33	1.38	0.0513	Switzerland
1920s	2.11	1.68	0.429	Portugal
1930s	2.11	1.61	0.4976	Portugal
1940s	2.11	1.43	0.6794	Portugal
1950s	2.11	2.08	0.026	Portugal
1960s	2.11	2.08	0.026	Portugal
1970s	2.11	2.08	0.026	Portugal
1980s	2.11	2.08	0.026	Portugal
1990s	2.11	2.08	0.026	Portugal
2000s	2.11	2.08	0.026	Portugal
2010s	2.11	2.08	0.026	Portugal
2020s	2.11	2.08	0.026	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign policy free from interference of other states score, Portugal or Switzerland?: Portugal, at 2.11 against 2.08 in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign policy free from interference of other states score between Portugal and Switzerland?: 0.03, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?: 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for foreign policy free from interference of other states score?: Portugal ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign 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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Indicator: Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,487 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which foreign policy is free from the interference of other states.