Luxembourg vs Portugal: Distribution of Democracy Index
Luxembourg
20
in 2018
Portugal
20
in 2018
Luxembourg rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Distribution of Democracy Index over time
- Luxembourg
- Portugal
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 20 against 20 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 147 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 7 | 3 | 4 | Luxembourg |
| 1870s | 7 | 3 | 4 | Luxembourg |
| 1880s | 12 | 5 | 7 | Luxembourg |
| 1890s | 17 | 6 | 11 | Luxembourg |
| 1900s | 17 | 7.6 | 9.4 | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 17 | 16.8 | 0.2 | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 20 | 13.8 | 6.2 | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 20 | 1 | 19 | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 20 | 1 | 19 | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 20 | 1 | 19 | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 20 | 1 | 19 | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 20 | 10 | 10 | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 20 | 19.8 | 0.2 | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 20 | 20 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 20 | 20 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 20 | 20 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher distribution of democracy index, Luxembourg or Portugal?
- Luxembourg, at 20 against 20 in Portugal as of 2018.
- What is the difference in distribution of democracy index between Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 0, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 147 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
- How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for distribution of democracy index?
- Luxembourg ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Distribution of Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from 0 to 20 (fully democratic).