Portugal vs Romania: Multi-party elections for legislature

Portugal
1
in 2025
Romania
1
in 2025
Portugal rank
1st
Romania rank
1st

Multi-party elections for legislature over time

  • Portugal
  • Romania
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1831 it was Portugal ahead.

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

Across the 20 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Romania Difference Ahead
1830s 1 0 1 Portugal
1840s 1 0 1 Portugal
1850s 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 0.875 1 0.125 Romania
1930s 0 1 1 Romania
1940s 1 1 0 β€”
1950s 0.9 1 0.1 Romania
1960s 0.2 1 0.8 Romania
1970s 1 0.5 0.5 Portugal
1980s 1 0 1 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, Portugal or Romania?
Portugal, at 1 against 1 in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Portugal and Romania?
0, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
163 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2025.
How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
Portugal ranks 1st and Romania 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.