Hungary vs Portugal: Multi-party elections for legislature

Hungary
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Hungary rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st

Multi-party elections for legislature over time

  • Hungary
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Hungary currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Portugal ahead.

Hungary ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Portugal Difference Ahead
1840s 1 1 0 β€”
1860s 1 1 0 β€”
1870s 1 1 0 β€”
1880s 1 1 0 β€”
1890s 1 1 0 β€”
1900s 1 1 0 β€”
1910s 1 1 0 β€”
1920s 1 0.875 0.125 Hungary
1930s 1 0 1 Hungary
1940s 1 0.5 0.5 Hungary
1950s 0.3 0.9 0.6 Portugal
1960s 0 0.2 0.2 Portugal
1970s 0 1 1 Portugal
1980s 0.5 1 0.5 Portugal
1990s 1 1 0 β€”
2000s 1 1 0 β€”
2010s 1 1 0 β€”
2020s 1 1 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher multi-party elections for legislature, Hungary or Portugal?
Hungary, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Hungary and Portugal?
0, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Portugal?
158 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
How do Hungary and Portugal rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
Hungary 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 Multi-party elections for legislature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Multi-party elections for legislature
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,136 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.