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
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Deliberative democracy index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed