Portugal vs Romania: Liberal democracy
Portugal
2
in 2025
Romania
2
in 2025
Portugal rank
32nd
Romania rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2 against 2 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 195 shared years of data; in 1831 it was Romania ahead.
Portugal ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 10 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | Romania |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Portugal or Romania?
- Portugal, at 2 against 2 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Portugal and Romania?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 195 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Portugal ranks 32nd and Romania 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.