Japan vs Portugal: Participatory democracy index
Japan
0.526
in 2025
Portugal
0.529
in 2025
Japan rank
32nd
Portugal rank
29th
Participatory democracy index over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.529 against 0.526 in Japan, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 29th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 11 and Portugal in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.011 | 0.008 | 0.003 | Japan |
| 1790s | 0.011 | 0.008 | 0.003 | Japan |
| 1800s | 0.011 | 0.008 | 0.003 | Japan |
| 1810s | 0.011 | 0.008 | 0.003 | Japan |
| 1820s | 0.011 | 0.0282 | 0.0172 | Portugal |
| 1830s | 0.011 | 0.064 | 0.053 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 0.011 | 0.0601 | 0.0491 | Portugal |
| 1850s | 0.012 | 0.0488 | 0.0368 | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0.0131 | 0.057 | 0.0439 | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0.029 | 0.0634 | 0.0344 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.0349 | 0.0972 | 0.0623 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.0621 | 0.0583 | 0.0038 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.0669 | 0.0677 | 0.0008 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.0713 | 0.1164 | 0.0451 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.0829 | 0.0817 | 0.0012 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.073 | 0.0438 | 0.0292 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.1315 | 0.043 | 0.0885 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.4486 | 0.0439 | 0.4047 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.5313 | 0.0443 | 0.487 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.539 | 0.2256 | 0.3134 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.5441 | 0.563 | 0.0189 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.5482 | 0.5893 | 0.0411 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.5554 | 0.6361 | 0.0807 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.5432 | 0.6423 | 0.0991 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.5295 | 0.5793 | 0.0498 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Japan or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.529 against 0.526 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.003, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Japan ranks 32nd 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.