Portugal vs Taiwan: Regulation of Political Participation Score

Portugal
5
in 2018
Taiwan
5
in 2018
Portugal rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st

Regulation of Political Participation Score over time

  • Portugal
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 5 against 5 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Taiwan ahead.

Portugal ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Taiwan Difference Ahead
1940s 4 4 0
1950s 4 4 0
1960s 4 4 0
1970s 4.5 4 0.5 Portugal
1980s 5 3.4 1.6 Portugal
1990s 5 4.4 0.6 Portugal
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 Taiwan?
Portugal, at 5 against 5 in Taiwan as of 2018.
What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Portugal and Taiwan?
0, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Taiwan?
68 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2018.
How do Portugal and Taiwan rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
Portugal ranks 1st and Taiwan 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).