Brazil vs Portugal: Participatory democracy index
Brazil
0.528
in 2025
Portugal
0.529
in 2025
Brazil rank
31st
Portugal rank
29th
Participatory democracy index over time
- Brazil
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.529 against 0.528 in Brazil, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 29th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 19 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.061 | 0.008 | 0.053 | Brazil |
| 1790s | 0.061 | 0.008 | 0.053 | Brazil |
| 1800s | 0.0614 | 0.008 | 0.0534 | Brazil |
| 1810s | 0.063 | 0.008 | 0.055 | Brazil |
| 1820s | 0.0993 | 0.0267 | 0.0725 | Brazil |
| 1830s | 0.1335 | 0.064 | 0.0695 | Brazil |
| 1840s | 0.1136 | 0.0601 | 0.0535 | Brazil |
| 1850s | 0.1158 | 0.0488 | 0.067 | Brazil |
| 1860s | 0.1192 | 0.057 | 0.0622 | Brazil |
| 1870s | 0.1146 | 0.0634 | 0.0512 | Brazil |
| 1880s | 0.1355 | 0.0972 | 0.0383 | Brazil |
| 1890s | 0.1274 | 0.0583 | 0.0691 | Brazil |
| 1900s | 0.1369 | 0.0677 | 0.0692 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.1376 | 0.1164 | 0.0212 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.1385 | 0.0817 | 0.0568 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.072 | 0.0438 | 0.0282 | Brazil |
| 1940s | 0.1201 | 0.043 | 0.0771 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.2306 | 0.0439 | 0.1867 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.1687 | 0.0443 | 0.1244 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.1317 | 0.2256 | 0.0939 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.2721 | 0.563 | 0.2909 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.5724 | 0.5893 | 0.0169 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.6261 | 0.6361 | 0.01 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.5758 | 0.6423 | 0.0665 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.493 | 0.5793 | 0.0863 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Brazil or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.529 against 0.528 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Brazil and Portugal?
- 0.001, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?
- 235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Brazil ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 29th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.