Canada vs Portugal: Egalitarian democracy index vdem
Canada
0.626
in 2025
Portugal
0.614
in 2025
Canada rank
36th
Portugal rank
37th
Egalitarian democracy index vdem 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 vdem, Canada or Portugal?
- Canada, at 0.626 against 0.614 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index vdem 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 vdem?
- Canada ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 37th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.