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Portugal vs United Kingdom: Participatory Democracy Index

Portugal
0.529
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.533
in 2025
Portugal rank
29th
United Kingdom rank
28th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

  • Portugal
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.533 against 0.529 in Portugal, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Portugal ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 28th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1780s 0.008 0.088 0.08 United Kingdom
1790s 0.008 0.0961 0.0881 United Kingdom
1800s 0.008 0.1 0.092 United Kingdom
1810s 0.008 0.1142 0.1062 United Kingdom
1820s 0.0282 0.1148 0.0866 United Kingdom
1830s 0.064 0.145 0.081 United Kingdom
1840s 0.0601 0.1583 0.0982 United Kingdom
1850s 0.0488 0.1595 0.1107 United Kingdom
1860s 0.057 0.164 0.107 United Kingdom
1870s 0.0634 0.1763 0.1129 United Kingdom
1880s 0.0972 0.2081 0.1109 United Kingdom
1890s 0.0583 0.2859 0.2276 United Kingdom
1900s 0.0677 0.2962 0.2285 United Kingdom
1910s 0.1164 0.3081 0.1917 United Kingdom
1920s 0.0817 0.4432 0.3615 United Kingdom
1930s 0.0438 0.4541 0.4103 United Kingdom
1940s 0.043 0.4794 0.4364 United Kingdom
1950s 0.0439 0.5381 0.4942 United Kingdom
1960s 0.0443 0.5395 0.4952 United Kingdom
1970s 0.2256 0.5641 0.3385 United Kingdom
1980s 0.563 0.5632 0.0002 United Kingdom
1990s 0.5893 0.5664 0.0229 Portugal
2000s 0.6361 0.6083 0.0278 Portugal
2010s 0.6423 0.6331 0.0092 Portugal
2020s 0.5793 0.5987 0.0193 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Portugal or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.533 against 0.529 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Portugal and United Kingdom?
0.004, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Portugal and United Kingdom rank globally for participatory democracy index?
Portugal ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 28th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Participatory Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.