Cyprus vs Portugal: Liberal political institutions
Cyprus
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Cyprus rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Cyprus
- Portugal
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Portugal |
| 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 liberal political institutions, Cyprus or Portugal?
- Cyprus, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Cyprus and Portugal?
- 0, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Portugal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Portugal rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Cyprus ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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 the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions