Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Canada or Portugal?

Portugal, at 0.691 against 0.677 in Canada as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Portugal: Deliberative Democracy Index

Canada

0.677

in 2025

Portugal

0.691

in 2025

Canada rank

30th

Portugal rank

27th

Deliberative Democracy Index 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, Canada or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.691 against 0.677 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index 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?: Canada ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 27th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.