Japan vs Portugal: Political civil liberties index
Japan
0.92
in 2025
Portugal
0.914
in 2025
Japan rank
28th
Portugal rank
31st
Political civil liberties index over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.92 against 0.914 in Portugal, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 31st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 12 and Portugal in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.104 | 0.058 | 0.046 | Japan |
| 1790s | 0.116 | 0.058 | 0.058 | Japan |
| 1800s | 0.116 | 0.058 | 0.058 | Japan |
| 1810s | 0.116 | 0.058 | 0.058 | Japan |
| 1820s | 0.116 | 0.414 | 0.298 | Portugal |
| 1830s | 0.116 | 0.224 | 0.108 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 0.116 | 0.394 | 0.278 | Portugal |
| 1850s | 0.145 | 0.4327 | 0.2877 | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0.1529 | 0.437 | 0.2841 | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0.41 | 0.437 | 0.027 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.41 | 0.437 | 0.027 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.4586 | 0.437 | 0.0216 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.4635 | 0.4486 | 0.0149 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.4759 | 0.5414 | 0.0655 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.456 | 0.4236 | 0.0324 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.3324 | 0.0981 | 0.2343 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.4135 | 0.086 | 0.3275 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.8883 | 0.087 | 0.8013 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.926 | 0.0972 | 0.8288 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.9326 | 0.602 | 0.3306 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.9325 | 0.962 | 0.0295 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.934 | 0.963 | 0.029 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.9349 | 0.963 | 0.0281 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.9218 | 0.9616 | 0.0398 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.9237 | 0.9437 | 0.02 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Japan or Portugal?
- Japan, at 0.92 against 0.914 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.006, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Japan ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 31st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.