Poland vs Portugal: Democracy
Poland
7
in 2025
Portugal
7
in 2025
Poland rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Poland
- Portugal
How they compare
Poland currently reports 7 against 7 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 176 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Portugal ahead.
Poland ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Poland |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 4.6 | 1.8 | 2.8 | Poland |
| 1930s | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.7 | 3 | 2.3 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.5 | 7 | 5.5 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 6.7 | 7 | 0.3 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 6.33 | 7 | 0.6667 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Poland or Portugal?
- Poland, at 7 against 7 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Poland and Portugal?
- 0, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Portugal?
- 176 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Portugal rank globally for democracy?
- Poland 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
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).