Portugal vs Taiwan: Academic freedom index
Portugal
0.826
in 2025
Taiwan
0.828
in 2025
Portugal rank
49th
Taiwan rank
46th
Academic freedom index over time
- Portugal
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.828 against 0.826 in Portugal, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 49th and Taiwan ranks 46th of 174 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5862 | 0.107 | 0.4792 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.6199 | 0.108 | 0.5119 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.4789 | 0.1152 | 0.3637 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.194 | 0.1005 | 0.0935 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.194 | 0.1009 | 0.0931 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.194 | 0.1494 | 0.0446 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.2125 | 0.157 | 0.0555 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.6055 | 0.1555 | 0.45 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.951 | 0.2687 | 0.6823 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.9525 | 0.716 | 0.2365 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.969 | 0.8574 | 0.1116 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.9653 | 0.8737 | 0.0916 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.8805 | 0.8463 | 0.0342 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher academic freedom index, Portugal or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.828 against 0.826 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in academic freedom index between Portugal and Taiwan?
- 0.002, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Taiwan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Taiwan rank globally for academic freedom index?
- Portugal ranks 49th and Taiwan ranks 46th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Academic freedom index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.