Portugal vs San Marino: Full democracy
Portugal
1
in 2025
San Marino
1
in 2025
Portugal rank
1st
San Marino rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Portugal
- San Marino
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1 against 1 in San Marino, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, San Marino has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 198 countries.
San Marino has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | San Marino | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | San Marino |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | San Marino |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Portugal or San Marino?
- Portugal, at 1 against 1 in San Marino as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Portugal and San Marino?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and San Marino?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and San Marino rank globally for full democracy?
- Portugal ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).