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Portugal vs United Kingdom: Key features of human rights

Portugal
0.836
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.844
in 2025
Portugal rank
63rd
United Kingdom rank
60th

Key features of human rights over time

  • Portugal
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.844 against 0.836 in Portugal, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Portugal ranks 63rd and United Kingdom ranks 60th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1780s 0.08 0.561 0.481 United Kingdom
1790s 0.08 0.5609 0.4809 United Kingdom
1800s 0.0837 0.572 0.4883 United Kingdom
1810s 0.081 0.5641 0.4831 United Kingdom
1820s 0.3276 0.5736 0.246 United Kingdom
1830s 0.3047 0.6789 0.3742 United Kingdom
1840s 0.4288 0.7604 0.3316 United Kingdom
1850s 0.5804 0.7753 0.1949 United Kingdom
1860s 0.583 0.777 0.194 United Kingdom
1870s 0.583 0.7913 0.2083 United Kingdom
1880s 0.583 0.8229 0.2399 United Kingdom
1890s 0.583 0.8252 0.2422 United Kingdom
1900s 0.5858 0.83 0.2442 United Kingdom
1910s 0.6281 0.823 0.1949 United Kingdom
1920s 0.5409 0.8408 0.2999 United Kingdom
1930s 0.2726 0.8547 0.5821 United Kingdom
1940s 0.247 0.8551 0.6081 United Kingdom
1950s 0.248 0.8716 0.6236 United Kingdom
1960s 0.2509 0.869 0.6181 United Kingdom
1970s 0.6724 0.838 0.1656 United Kingdom
1980s 0.963 0.837 0.126 Portugal
1990s 0.963 0.8874 0.0756 Portugal
2000s 0.963 0.9349 0.0281 Portugal
2010s 0.9618 0.9154 0.0464 Portugal
2020s 0.9047 0.88 0.0247 Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of human rights, Portugal or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.844 against 0.836 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of human rights between Portugal and United Kingdom?
0.008, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Portugal and United Kingdom rank globally for key features of human rights?
Portugal ranks 63rd and United Kingdom ranks 60th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Key features of human rights
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.