Portugal vs Taiwan: Deliberative democracy index vdem
Portugal
0.691
in 2025
Taiwan
0.685
in 2025
Portugal rank
27th
Taiwan rank
28th
Deliberative democracy index vdem over time
- Portugal
- Taiwan
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.691 against 0.685 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 27th and Taiwan ranks 28th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 9 and Taiwan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0471 | 0.007 | 0.0401 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.1075 | 0.0113 | 0.0962 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.0808 | 0.034 | 0.0468 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.0187 | 0.0333 | 0.0146 | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0.0236 | 0.0275 | 0.0039 | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 0.025 | 0.0415 | 0.0165 | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 0.0265 | 0.047 | 0.0205 | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.2975 | 0.0738 | 0.2237 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.7319 | 0.1428 | 0.5891 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.7496 | 0.38 | 0.3696 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.7963 | 0.6927 | 0.1036 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.8239 | 0.6976 | 0.1263 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.7545 | 0.7235 | 0.031 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index vdem, Portugal or Taiwan?
- Portugal, at 0.691 against 0.685 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem between Portugal and Taiwan?
- 0.006, with Portugal 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 deliberative democracy index vdem?
- Portugal ranks 27th and Taiwan ranks 28th 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.