Which has higher age of democracy, Portugal or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 48 years against 43 years in Portugal as of 2005.

What is the difference in age of democracy between Portugal and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

5 years, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

30 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2005.

Where does this data come from?

Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Age of democracy

Portugal

43 years

in 2018

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

48 years

in 2005

Portugal rank

29th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

27th

Age of democracy over time

Portugal
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 48 years against 43 years in Portugal, a difference of 5 years.

That makes Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 29th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 27th of 110 countries.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.5 years	20.5 years	18 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1980s	9.5 years	27.5 years	18 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s	19.5 years	37.5 years	18 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	27.5 years	45.5 years	18 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age of democracy, Portugal or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 48 years against 43 years in Portugal as of 2005.
What is the difference in age of democracy between Portugal and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 5 years, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2005.
How do Portugal and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for age of democracy?: Portugal ranks 29th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 27th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Age of democracy
Unit: years
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 110 places, 4,915 data points, 1801–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of consecutive years in a democracy.