Mexico vs Portugal: Free and fair elections
Mexico
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Mexico rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Mexico
- Portugal
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 122 shared years of data; in 1842 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.5556 | 0.5556 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Mexico or Portugal?
- Mexico, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Mexico and Portugal?
- 0, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Portugal?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1842 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Portugal rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Mexico ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.