Portugal vs Sweden: Democracy
Portugal
2
in 2018
Sweden
2
in 2018
Portugal rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2 against 2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 205 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Sweden ahead.
Portugal ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1850s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sweden |
| 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, Portugal or Sweden?
- Portugal, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Portugal and Sweden?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 205 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
- Portugal ranks 1st and Sweden 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).