Italy vs Portugal: Liberal political institutions index
Italy
0.866
in 2025
Portugal
0.871
in 2025
Italy rank
34th
Portugal rank
32nd
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.871 against 0.866 in Italy, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 193 shared years of data; in 1833 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 10 and Portugal in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.263 | 0.2924 | 0.0294 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 0.2852 | 0.3143 | 0.0291 | Portugal |
| 1850s | 0.393 | 0.4446 | 0.0516 | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0.5594 | 0.463 | 0.0964 | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.6204 | 0.463 | 0.1574 | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.621 | 0.463 | 0.158 | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.6064 | 0.463 | 0.1434 | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.6381 | 0.4613 | 0.1768 | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.6192 | 0.4843 | 0.1349 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.3108 | 0.4055 | 0.0947 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.1206 | 0.2449 | 0.1243 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.4297 | 0.2388 | 0.1909 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.812 | 0.238 | 0.574 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.8461 | 0.2408 | 0.6053 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.8715 | 0.5841 | 0.2874 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.8868 | 0.9439 | 0.0571 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.9015 | 0.9494 | 0.0479 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.9068 | 0.9488 | 0.042 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.9162 | 0.9452 | 0.029 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.898 | 0.8995 | 0.0015 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Italy or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.871 against 0.866 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.005, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 193 years are reported by both, from 1833 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Italy ranks 34th 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.