Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Canada or Portugal?

Canada, at 0.626 against 0.614 in Portugal as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Portugal: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Canada

0.626

in 2025

Portugal

0.614

in 2025

Canada rank

36th

Portugal rank

37th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Canada
Portugal

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.626 against 0.614 in Portugal, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 37th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 8 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.2543	0.073	0.1813	Canada
1910s	0.2553	0.1197	0.1356	Canada
1920s	0.3856	0.0982	0.2874	Canada
1930s	0.4175	0.0734	0.3441	Canada
1940s	0.4672	0.0751	0.3921	Canada
1950s	0.5398	0.081	0.4588	Canada
1960s	0.6418	0.0959	0.5459	Canada
1970s	0.6826	0.3378	0.3448	Canada
1980s	0.7036	0.7591	0.0555	Portugal
1990s	0.7123	0.7753	0.063	Portugal
2000s	0.7037	0.7996	0.0959	Portugal
2010s	0.6907	0.7994	0.1087	Portugal
2020s	0.6607	0.7145	0.0538	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Canada or Portugal?: Canada, at 0.626 against 0.614 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Canada and Portugal?: 0.012, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Canada ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 37th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.