Portugal vs South Africa: Multi-party elections
Portugal
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
Portugal rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Portugal
- South Africa
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
Across all 112 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 172 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.7778 | 1 | 0.2222 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 multi-party elections, Portugal or South Africa?
- Portugal, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Portugal and South Africa?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Africa?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and South Africa rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Portugal ranks 1st and South Africa 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.