Portugal vs Spain: Political regime polity
Portugal
2
in 2018
Spain
2
in 2018
Portugal rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Political regime polity over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2 against 2 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 205 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Portugal |
| 1830s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | Spain |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Spain |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Spain |
| 1910s | 1.9 | 2 | 0.1 | Spain |
| 1920s | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Portugal |
| 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 political regime polity, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 2 against 2 in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in political regime polity between Portugal and Spain?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 205 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for political regime polity?
- Portugal ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political regime polity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.