Belize vs Portugal: Political liberties
Belize
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Belize rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Political liberties over time
- Belize
- Portugal
How they compare
Belize currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1862 it was Portugal ahead.
Belize ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Belize |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Belize |
| 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 political liberties, Belize or Portugal?
- Belize, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political liberties between Belize and Portugal?
- 0, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Portugal?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1862 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Portugal rank globally for political liberties?
- Belize ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political liberties. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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