France vs Portugal: Suffrage

France
100
in 2025
Portugal
100
in 2025
France rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st

Suffrage over time

  • France
  • Portugal
020406080100178919072025

How they compare

France currently reports 100 against 100 in Portugal, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.

France ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, France averaged higher in 17 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Portugal Difference Ahead
1780s 40 0 40 France
1790s 42 0 42 France
1800s 40 0 40 France
1810s 16.6 0 16.6 France
1820s 1 28 27 Portugal
1830s 1.9 18 16.1 Portugal
1840s 11.8 17.5 5.7 Portugal
1850s 50 17.5 32.5 France
1860s 50 17.75 32.25 France
1870s 50 24 26 France
1880s 50 40 10 France
1890s 50 30 20 France
1900s 50 20 30 France
1910s 50 28 22 France
1920s 50 30 20 France
1930s 50 39 11 France
1940s 75 45 30 France
1950s 100 50 50 France
1960s 100 60 40 France
1970s 100 85 15 France
1980s 100 100 0 —
1990s 100 100 0 —
2000s 100 100 0 —
2010s 100 100 0 —
2020s 100 100 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suffrage, France or Portugal?
France, at 100 against 100 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in suffrage between France and Portugal?
0, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do France and Portugal rank globally for suffrage?
France ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Suffrage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Suffrage
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
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