Portugal vs Sweden: Regulation of Political Participation Score
Portugal
5
in 2018
Sweden
5
in 2018
Portugal rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Regulation of Political Participation Score over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5 against 5 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 185 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 3 | 5 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 3 | 5 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 4 | 5 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 4 | 5 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 4 | 5 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 4 | 5 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 4.5 | 5 | 0.5 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 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 Sweden?
- Portugal, at 5 against 5 in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Portugal and Sweden?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
- 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 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).