Japan vs Portugal: Strong civil society index
Japan
0.95
in 2025
Portugal
0.942
in 2025
Japan rank
10th
Portugal rank
13th
Strong civil society index over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.95 against 0.942 in Portugal, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 13th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 13 and Portugal in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.098 | 0.091 | 0.007 | Japan |
| 1790s | 0.098 | 0.091 | 0.007 | Japan |
| 1800s | 0.098 | 0.091 | 0.007 | Japan |
| 1810s | 0.098 | 0.091 | 0.007 | Japan |
| 1820s | 0.098 | 0.3522 | 0.2542 | Portugal |
| 1830s | 0.098 | 0.2085 | 0.1105 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 0.098 | 0.367 | 0.269 | Portugal |
| 1850s | 0.098 | 0.387 | 0.289 | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0.1012 | 0.392 | 0.2908 | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0.43 | 0.392 | 0.038 | Japan |
| 1880s | 0.43 | 0.392 | 0.038 | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.4179 | 0.392 | 0.0259 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.3542 | 0.3871 | 0.0329 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.3736 | 0.4897 | 0.1161 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.3695 | 0.4202 | 0.0507 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.2515 | 0.1642 | 0.0873 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.3238 | 0.143 | 0.1808 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.7384 | 0.146 | 0.5924 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.828 | 0.1566 | 0.6714 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.851 | 0.6028 | 0.2482 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.857 | 0.887 | 0.03 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.868 | 0.887 | 0.019 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.8739 | 0.8955 | 0.0216 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.8989 | 0.9155 | 0.0166 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.95 | 0.9095 | 0.0405 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong civil society index, Japan or Portugal?
- Japan, at 0.95 against 0.942 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong civil society index between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.008, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for strong civil society index?
- Japan ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 13th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Strong civil society index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.