Which has higher political civil liberties index, Portugal or Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.92 against 0.914 in Portugal as of 2025.

What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Portugal and Trinidad and Tobago?

0.006, 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.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Portugal vs Trinidad and Tobago: Political Civil Liberties Index

Portugal

0.914

in 2025

Trinidad and Tobago

0.92

in 2025

Portugal rank

31st

Trinidad and Tobago rank

28th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Portugal
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.92 against 0.914 in Portugal, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 31st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 28th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 7 and Trinidad and Tobago in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.4486	0.38	0.0686	Portugal
1910s	0.5414	0.3936	0.1478	Portugal
1920s	0.4236	0.4718	0.0482	Trinidad and Tobago
1930s	0.0981	0.4924	0.3943	Trinidad and Tobago
1940s	0.086	0.5574	0.4714	Trinidad and Tobago
1950s	0.087	0.6262	0.5392	Trinidad and Tobago
1960s	0.0972	0.7604	0.6632	Trinidad and Tobago
1970s	0.602	0.8316	0.2296	Trinidad and Tobago
1980s	0.962	0.8821	0.0799	Portugal
1990s	0.963	0.902	0.061	Portugal
2000s	0.963	0.9181	0.0449	Portugal
2010s	0.9616	0.9089	0.0527	Portugal
2020s	0.9437	0.9223	0.0213	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Portugal or Trinidad and Tobago?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.92 against 0.914 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Portugal and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.006, 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 political civil liberties index?: Portugal ranks 31st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 28th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

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Indicator: Political Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.