Liberia vs Portugal: Electoral democracy
Liberia
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Liberia rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Liberia
- Portugal
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
Across all 205 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Portugal |
| 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, Liberia or Portugal?
- Liberia, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Liberia and Portugal?
- 0, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Portugal?
- 205 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Portugal rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Liberia 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).