South Korea vs Portugal: Electoral democracy index
South Korea
0.819
in 2025
Portugal
0.822
in 2025
South Korea rank
24th
Portugal rank
22nd
Electoral democracy index over time
- South Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.822 against 0.819 in South Korea, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Portugal ahead.
South Korea ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.015 | 0.1536 | 0.1386 | Portugal |
| 1830s | 0.015 | 0.0884 | 0.0734 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 0.015 | 0.129 | 0.114 | Portugal |
| 1850s | 0.015 | 0.139 | 0.124 | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0.015 | 0.1621 | 0.1471 | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0.015 | 0.1663 | 0.1513 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.0168 | 0.178 | 0.1612 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.0249 | 0.1696 | 0.1447 | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.0214 | 0.1478 | 0.1264 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.0123 | 0.2286 | 0.2163 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.014 | 0.1862 | 0.1722 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.014 | 0.1134 | 0.0994 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.0708 | 0.1169 | 0.0461 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.2568 | 0.1206 | 0.1362 | South Korea |
| 1960s | 0.2536 | 0.1255 | 0.1281 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.2246 | 0.3886 | 0.164 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.3359 | 0.8574 | 0.5215 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.7225 | 0.8638 | 0.1413 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.8184 | 0.883 | 0.0646 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.7672 | 0.8893 | 0.1221 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.7948 | 0.8548 | 0.06 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy index, South Korea or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.822 against 0.819 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy index between South Korea and Portugal?
- 0.003, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Portugal?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Portugal rank globally for electoral democracy index?
- South Korea ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.