Portugal vs Trinidad and Tobago: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Portugal
0.569
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
0.57
in 2025
Portugal rank
61st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
60th
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Portugal
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.57 against 0.569 in Portugal, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 61st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 60th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 8 and Trinidad and Tobago in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2012 | 0.151 | 0.0502 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.308 | 0.1523 | 0.1557 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.2111 | 0.157 | 0.0541 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.1345 | 0.1785 | 0.044 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1940s | 0.13 | 0.2643 | 0.1343 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1950s | 0.13 | 0.3665 | 0.2365 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960s | 0.1288 | 0.4342 | 0.3054 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 0.3539 | 0.4505 | 0.0966 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 0.578 | 0.4903 | 0.0877 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.6114 | 0.5488 | 0.0626 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.6607 | 0.566 | 0.0947 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.6603 | 0.5668 | 0.0935 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.6072 | 0.5675 | 0.0397 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Portugal or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.57 against 0.569 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Portugal and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.001, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Portugal ranks 61st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 60th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. 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 the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.