North Macedonia vs Portugal: Electoral democracy (V-Dem)
North Macedonia
2
in 2025
Portugal
2
in 2025
North Macedonia rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Electoral democracy (V-Dem) over time
- North Macedonia
- Portugal
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 2 against 2 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
Across all 234 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
North Macedonia ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.7 | 2 | 1.3 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, North Macedonia or Portugal?
- North Macedonia, at 2 against 2 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between North Macedonia and Portugal?
- 0, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Portugal?
- 234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do North Macedonia and Portugal rank globally for electoral democracy?
- North Macedonia ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.