Portugal vs Vanuatu: Full democracy
Portugal
1
in 2025
Vanuatu
1
in 2025
Portugal rank
1st
Vanuatu rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Portugal
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1 against 1 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Portugal ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Portugal |
| 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 Vanuatu?
- Portugal, at 1 against 1 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Portugal and Vanuatu?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Vanuatu?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Vanuatu rank globally for full democracy?
- Portugal ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 197 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+).