Portugal vs Spain: Centralization of Political Power Index
Portugal
0.06
in 2025
Spain
0.05
in 2025
Portugal rank
150th
Spain rank
153rd
Centralization of Political Power Index over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.06 against 0.05 in Spain, a difference of 0.01.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 200 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 150th and Spain ranks 153rd of 173 countries.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.