Portugal vs Spain: States involved in interstate conflicts
Portugal
1
in 2014
Spain
1
in 2014
Portugal rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
States involved in interstate conflicts over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 199 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 189 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Spain |
| 1820s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Spain |
| 1830s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | Spain |
| 1850s | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | Spain |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Spain |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Spain |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | Spain |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher states involved in interstate conflicts, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2014.
- What is the difference in states involved in interstate conflicts between Portugal and Spain?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 199 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2014.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for states involved in interstate conflicts?
- Portugal ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gibler and Miller - Militarized Interstate Events (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as States involved in interstate conflicts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
State participated in at least one conflict with another state where force was threatened, displayed, or used that year.