Canada vs Portugal: Liberal political institutions index
Canada
0.872
in 2025
Portugal
0.871
in 2025
Canada rank
31st
Portugal rank
32nd
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Canada
- Portugal
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.872 against 0.871 in Portugal, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 14 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.754 | 0.3124 | 0.4416 | Canada |
| 1850s | 0.754 | 0.4446 | 0.3094 | Canada |
| 1860s | 0.754 | 0.463 | 0.291 | Canada |
| 1870s | 0.8002 | 0.463 | 0.3372 | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.831 | 0.463 | 0.368 | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.831 | 0.463 | 0.368 | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.8314 | 0.4613 | 0.3701 | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.8315 | 0.4843 | 0.3472 | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.8395 | 0.4055 | 0.434 | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.8352 | 0.2449 | 0.5903 | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.854 | 0.2388 | 0.6152 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.8897 | 0.238 | 0.6517 | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.9031 | 0.2408 | 0.6623 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.9077 | 0.5841 | 0.3236 | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.9114 | 0.9439 | 0.0325 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.9113 | 0.9494 | 0.0381 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.918 | 0.9488 | 0.0308 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.9208 | 0.9452 | 0.0244 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.8785 | 0.8995 | 0.021 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Canada or Portugal?
- Canada, at 0.872 against 0.871 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Canada and Portugal?
- 0.001, with Canada 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 liberal political institutions index?
- Canada ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.