Portugal vs Slovakia: Democracy
Portugal
2
in 2025
Slovakia
2
in 2025
Portugal rank
32nd
Slovakia rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Portugal
- Slovakia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2 against 2 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 230 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Slovakia ahead.
Portugal ranks 32nd and Slovakia ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 7 and Slovakia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Slovakia |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Slovakia |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Slovakia |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Slovakia |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Slovakia |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Slovakia |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Slovakia |
| 1920s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Slovakia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 0 | 1.1 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3 | 2.44 | 0.5556 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 2.9 | 0.1 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Portugal or Slovakia?
- Portugal, at 2 against 2 in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Portugal and Slovakia?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Slovakia?
- 230 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Slovakia rank globally for democracy?
- Portugal ranks 32nd and Slovakia ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.