Fiji vs Portugal: Democracy

Fiji
7
in 2025
Portugal
7
in 2025
Fiji rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Fiji
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Fiji currently reports 7 against 7 in Portugal, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1874 it was Portugal ahead.

Fiji ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Portugal Difference Ahead
1870s 0 2 2 Portugal
1880s 0 2 2 Portugal
1890s 0 1.7 1.7 Portugal
1900s 1 1.8 0.8 Portugal
1910s 2 2.4 0.4 Portugal
1920s 2 1.8 0.2 Fiji
1930s 2 1.6 0.4 Fiji
1940s 2 3 1 Portugal
1950s 2 3 1 Portugal
1960s 2 3 1 Portugal
1970s 6 4.2 1.8 Fiji
1980s 4.5 7 2.5 Portugal
1990s 5 7 2 Portugal
2000s 2.1 7 4.9 Portugal
2010s 3.6 7 3.4 Portugal
2020s 6.5 7 0.5 Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Fiji or Portugal?
Fiji, at 7 against 7 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Fiji and Portugal?
0, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Portugal?
152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
How do Fiji and Portugal rank globally for democracy?
Fiji 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 Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).