Denmark vs Portugal: Democracy
Denmark
2
in 2018
Portugal
2
in 2018
Denmark rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2 against 2 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 200 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Portugal ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 10 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Portugal |
| 1850s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Denmark or Portugal?
- Denmark, at 2 against 2 in Portugal as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Denmark and Portugal?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 200 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for democracy?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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 using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).