Peru vs Portugal: Liberal democracy
Peru
2
in 2025
Portugal
2
in 2025
Peru rank
32nd
Portugal rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Peru
- Portugal
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2 against 2 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Portugal ahead.
Peru ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 10 and Portugal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Peru |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Peru |
| 1840s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Peru |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.6667 | 0 | 0.6667 | Peru |
| 1890s | 0.125 | 0 | 0.125 | Peru |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Peru |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Peru |
| 1930s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Peru |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Peru |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | Peru |
| 1970s | 0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.9 | 3 | 1.1 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 3 | 2.1 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.9 | 3 | 1.1 | 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, Peru or Portugal?
- Peru, at 2 against 2 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Peru and Portugal?
- 0, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Portugal?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Portugal rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Peru 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.