Moldova vs Portugal: Liberal democracy
Moldova
2
in 2025
Portugal
2
in 2025
Moldova rank
32nd
Portugal rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Moldova
- Portugal
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 2 against 2 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 217 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Portugal ahead.
Moldova ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | 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 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.7 | 3 | 1.3 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 3 | 1.5 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Moldova or Portugal?
- Moldova, at 2 against 2 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Moldova and Portugal?
- 0, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Portugal?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Moldova and Portugal rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Moldova ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.