Norway vs Portugal: Democracy
Norway
2
in 2018
Portugal
2
in 2018
Norway rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Norway
- Portugal
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2 against 2 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 194 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Portugal ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 10 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Norway |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Norway |
| 1900s | 2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | Norway |
| 1910s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Norway |
| 1920s | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Norway |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Norway |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Norway |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Norway |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Norway |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 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, Norway or Portugal?
- Norway, at 2 against 2 in Portugal as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Norway and Portugal?
- 0, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
- 194 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
- How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for democracy?
- Norway 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).