Canada vs Portugal: Deliberative democracy index vdem
Canada
0.677
in 2025
Portugal
0.691
in 2025
Canada rank
30th
Portugal rank
27th
Deliberative democracy index vdem over time
- Canada
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.691 against 0.677 in Canada, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 27th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 10 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3906 | 0.0471 | 0.3435 | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.3713 | 0.1075 | 0.2638 | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.5251 | 0.0808 | 0.4443 | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.5497 | 0.0187 | 0.531 | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.547 | 0.0236 | 0.5234 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.6374 | 0.025 | 0.6124 | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.7135 | 0.0265 | 0.687 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.7174 | 0.2975 | 0.4199 | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.7476 | 0.7319 | 0.0157 | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.751 | 0.7496 | 0.0014 | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.7268 | 0.7963 | 0.0695 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.713 | 0.8239 | 0.1109 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.675 | 0.7545 | 0.0795 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index vdem, Canada or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.691 against 0.677 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem between Canada and Portugal?
- 0.014, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for deliberative democracy index vdem?
- Canada ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 27th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Deliberative democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.