Indonesia vs Portugal: Electoral democracy
Indonesia
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Indonesia rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Indonesia
- Portugal
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
Across all 226 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Indonesia or Portugal?
- Indonesia, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Indonesia and Portugal?
- 0, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Portugal?
- 226 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Portugal rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Indonesia ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).