Portugal vs Spain: Democratic change
Portugal
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Portugal rank
23rd
Spain rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | Portugal |
| 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 democratic change, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Portugal and Spain?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for democratic change?
- Portugal ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.