Portugal vs Spain: Regulation of Political Participation Score
Portugal
5
in 2018
Spain
5
in 2018
Portugal rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Regulation of Political Participation Score over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5 against 5 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 8 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1870s | 4 | 3.71 | 0.2857 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 4 | 5 | 1 | Spain |
| 1890s | 4 | 5 | 1 | Spain |
| 1900s | 2.9 | 1 | 1.9 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 4 | 3.11 | 0.8889 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 4.33 | 3.33 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 5 | 4.4 | 0.6 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulation of political participation score, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 5 against 5 in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Portugal and Spain?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
- Portugal ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Regulation of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which political participation is regulated, ranging from highly unstable political participation (score of 1), over political participation with multiple identities (score of 2), sectarian political participation (score of 3), and restricted political participation (score of 4), to unrestricted and stable political participation (score of 5).