Portugal vs Senegal: Electoral democracy

Portugal
1
in 2025
Senegal
1
in 2025
Portugal rank
1st
Senegal rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Portugal
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1 against 1 in Senegal, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Senegal ahead.

Portugal ranks 1st and Senegal ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Senegal Difference Ahead
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 0.4 0 0.4 Portugal
1980s 1 0 1 Portugal
1990s 1 0 1 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, Portugal or Senegal?
Portugal, at 1 against 1 in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Portugal and Senegal?
0, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Senegal?
122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Portugal and Senegal rank globally for electoral democracy?
Portugal ranks 1st and Senegal 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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).