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
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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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Indicator
Regulation of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

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).