Moldova vs Portugal: Democracy
Moldova
2
in 2018
Portugal
2
in 2018
Moldova rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Moldova
- Portugal
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 2 against 2 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
Across all 184 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Moldova ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 2 | 1.9 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Moldova or Portugal?
- Moldova, at 2 against 2 in Portugal as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Moldova and Portugal?
- 0, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Portugal?
- 184 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do Moldova and Portugal rank globally for democracy?
- Moldova ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 167 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).