Japan vs Portugal: Key features of democracy
Japan
0.819
in 2025
Portugal
0.822
in 2025
Japan rank
24th
Portugal rank
22nd
Key features of democracy over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.822 against 0.819 in Japan, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 11 and Portugal in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.025 | 0.015 | 0.01 | Japan |
| 1790s | 0.027 | 0.015 | 0.012 | Japan |
| 1800s | 0.027 | 0.015 | 0.012 | Japan |
| 1810s | 0.027 | 0.015 | 0.012 | Japan |
| 1820s | 0.027 | 0.1536 | 0.1266 | Portugal |
| 1830s | 0.027 | 0.0884 | 0.0614 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 0.027 | 0.129 | 0.102 | Portugal |
| 1850s | 0.029 | 0.139 | 0.11 | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0.0315 | 0.1621 | 0.1306 | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0.083 | 0.1663 | 0.0833 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.083 | 0.178 | 0.095 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.155 | 0.1696 | 0.0146 | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.173 | 0.1478 | 0.0252 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.177 | 0.2286 | 0.0516 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.1964 | 0.1862 | 0.0102 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.1909 | 0.1134 | 0.0775 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.2313 | 0.1169 | 0.1144 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.7018 | 0.1206 | 0.5812 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.8305 | 0.1255 | 0.705 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.8352 | 0.3886 | 0.4466 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.8355 | 0.8574 | 0.0219 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.8369 | 0.8638 | 0.0269 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.8429 | 0.883 | 0.0401 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.8299 | 0.8893 | 0.0594 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.8242 | 0.8548 | 0.0307 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of democracy, Japan or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.822 against 0.819 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of democracy between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.003, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for key features of democracy?
- Japan ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.